Many times great difficulties precede special works of God. You can even say that God wins His greatest victories in the midst of apparent defeat. This can be clearly demonstrated in the life of our Lord on earth. When Jesus was crucified and placed in the tomb, it looked like the forces of unrighteousness had triumphed. However, it was in this time of apparent defeat that our victory for our salvation was won. This time of apparent defeat was followed by the resurrection of Christ.

Bill Thrasher

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Beans	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/4	c	Instant brown rice
1 3/4	c	Boiling water
2		15-oz cans cooked black beans or pinto beans; undrained
2	tb	Margarine
1	lg	Onion; chopped
3		Cloves garlic; chopped
1	md	Green pepper; chopped
1/2	ts	Ground cumin
1 1/2	c	Salsa

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook rice as per instructions on the box and set aside. In a large frying
pan, saute' onion, garlic and green pepper in margarine. Add rice, beans,
cumin and salsa and simmer about 20 minutes.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #266
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 18:11:55 -0800
From: Rooby <rooby@shell.masterpiece.com>
NOTES : This can be served hot as a side dish or cold as a Rice Salad on
Bibb Lettuce.
Posted by Scirocco on IChef 10-28-96.

A Message from our Provider:

“The Bible: More up-to-date than tomorrow’s newspaper”

Could it be that many of our problems with prayer and much of our weakness in prayer come from the fact that we are not all on active duty, and yet we still try to use the transmitter? We have taken a wartime walkie-talkie and tried to turn it into a civilian intercom to call the servants for another cushion in the den… We see repeatedly in Scripture (Mt. 9:38; Lk. 21:34-36; Rom. 15:30-31; Eph. 6:12, 17-19; Col. 4:3; 2 Thes. 3:1) that prayer is a walkie-talkie for warfare, not a domestic intercom for increasing our conveniences.

John Piper