When I view a particular possibility as threatening, it imperils some value important to me. That is what I mean by threat. But suppose this threat is directed not to some modest finite value I love but to the very center of my value system, that focal value by which all my other values are viewed as valuable. Suppose my god is sex or my own physical health or the Democratic Party. If I experience one of these as under genuine threat, then I feel myself shake to the depths. In this way, idolatry intensifies anxiety.

Thomas Oden

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Meats, Breakfast	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Pork butt cut into 1-in pieces
4	oz	Bacon; cut into 1-in pieces
1	sm	Onion; finely diced
1	tb	Chopped fresh sage; -=OR=- Dried Sage
1	ts	Minced garlic
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Ground white pepper
3/4	ts	Mace
3/4	ts	Ground coriander
2		Oranges; zest only
2	tb	Unsalted butter

INSTRUCTIONS

COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS except butter. If using a meat grinder, fit it with
a medium die. If using a food processor, put only a small quantity in the
work bowl at a time and pulse carefully so the mixture doesn't turn into a
paste. Repeat until all mixture is ground; then mix the separate batches
together well. Form the ground meat into patties. To cook the sausage, melt
the butter in a large skillet over medium heat on the stove and cook the
patties 2-to-3 minutes on each side. Makes 12 to 16 Patties
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.”

What are you ambitious to achieve? What if I had you compose a list of your goals and priorities. If you didn’t just hear the verse that read, would “pleasing God” (2 Cor. 5:9) even make the top-ten? How often do we arise each day with the prayerful intention that simply says, “Lord, it is my ambition to please You today!” Perhaps we’d put it on paper, but are we really doing it? And if we are not doing it, but we know we should and want to in our heart, what is it that’s preventing us? Can I submit that whatever your answer is, it boils down to the fact that we are not walking by faith in God’s glorious promises (2 Cor. 5:7).

Randy Smith