Another way to determine true masculinity is to look to Jesus Christ. He is the perfect example of manhood. He showed us that real men are gentle and tender, especially with women and children. He showed us it is okay for real men to cry. He showed us that real men stay under control, but also demonstrate righteous anger. He showed us a real man is concerned with protecting the purity and innocence of others. He showed us a real man has the strength to resist the temptations of the world. He showed us how real men are men who take the initiative. And He showed us that real men are humble when the Lord Himself washed the disciples’ feet. Jesus Christ is our example of masculinity. And it is the awareness of our shortcomings in this area that drives us to Him for forgiveness and strength to rightly fulfill our responsibilities.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Italian	M, A, I, N, D	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Olive oil
2		Cloves garlic, minced
2	lb	Fresh broccoli, cooked, chopped
4	c	Italian tomato sauce
1	lb	Ziti, cooked according to package
1/2	c	Parmesan cheese
1/4	lb	Mozzarella cheese, grated (optional)
2	lb	(16 oz.) low fat Ricotta cheese
1/2	c	Seasoned bread crumbs
2	tb	Toasted wheat germ (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat olive oil in skillet. Saute garlic until softened, not brown. Stir
broccoli into garlic oil; set aside. In casserole (9x13), layer half tomato
sauce, half the ziti, half Parmesan cheese* and all Mozzarella*, all
broccoli, all Ricotta. (*Have cheeses mixed together.) Then layer remaining
ziti. Add sauce, crumbs, wheat germ and remaining Parmesan. Cover and bake
at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (10 minutes longer if dish has been
refrigerated before cooking). Uncover during the last 15 minutes of
cooking. Sauce should be bubbling and top lightly brown.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #186 by Julie Bertholf
<jewel1@ix.netcom.com> on Jul 18, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish that counts”

Where there is no “moral gravity” – that is, no force that draws us to the center – there is spiritual weightlessness. We float on feelings that will carry us where we never meant to go; we bubble with emotional experiences that we often take for spiritual ones; and we are puffed up with pride. Instead of seriousness, there is foolishness. Instead of gravity, flippancy. Sentimentality takes the place of theology. Our reference point will never serve to keep our feet on solid rock, for our reference point, until we answer God’s call, is merely ourselves. We cannot possibly tell which end is up. Paul calls them fools who “…measure themselves by themselves, to find in themselves their own standard of comparison!”

Elisabeth Elliot