In America, we have a long history of valuing the concept of the separation of church and state. This idea historically referred to a division of labors between the church and the civil magistrate. However, initially both the church and the state were seen as entities ordained by God and subject to His governance. In that sense, the state was considered to be an entity that was “under God.” What has happened in the past few decades is the obfuscation of this original distinction between church and state, so that today the language we hear of separation of church and state, when carefully exegeted, communicates the idea of the separation of the state from God. In this sense, it’s not merely that the state declares independence from the church, it also declares independence from God and presumes itself to rule with autonomy.

R.C. Sproul

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy		Vegetable	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	tb	Butter
2	ts	Flour
2	c	Heavy cream
2 1/4	ts	Salt
1	ts	Black pepper
1/4	c	Onion; finely chopped
1/4	ts	Nutmeg
8		Potatoes; boiled or baked, peeled; chopped fine

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a saucepan; stir in flour; blend. Gradually
add cream and cook, stirring constantly until sauce bubbles and thickens.
Add salt, pepper, onion and nutmeg; blend thoroughly. Add potatoes to the
sauce; mix well. Pour into a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish. Dot top
with remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 45
minutes, until browned. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. #Desmond Tutu”

My brethren, the reason why you have not got contentment in the things of the world is not because you have not got enough of them. That is not the reason. But the reason is because they are not things proportionable to that immortal soul of yours that is capable of God Himself. Many men think that when they are troubled and have not got contentment, it is because they have but a little in the world, and if they had more then they would be content. That is just as if a man were hungry, and to satisfy his craving stomach he should gape and hold open his mouth to take in the wind, and then should think that the reason why he is not satisfied is because he has not got enough of the wind. No, the reason is because the thing is not suitable to a craving stomach.

Jeremiah Burroughs