No matter how terrible they may be, the hardships and tragedies of human living that often befall Christians are not the crosses of which Jesus speaks. Such things as a cruel spouse, a rebellious child, a debilitating or terminal illness, the loss of a job, or destruction of a house by a tornado or flood, may strongly test a believer’s faith; but those are not crosses. The cross of a believer is not a mystical or spiritual identification with the cross of Christ or some “crucified life” idea. Such concepts are foreign to the context, and the cross of Christ was yet future when Jesus spoke here. The disciples would hear cross and think only of physical death. A cross is the willing sacrifice of everything one has, including life, for the sake of Christ. It is something that, like the Lord Himself, a believer must take on himself when it is thrust upon him by the unbelieving world because of his relationship to God.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs, Dairy		Casseroles	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Pork sausage
1		Box croutons, seasoned; onion and garlic
4		Eggs
2 3/4	c	Milk; divided
3/4	ts	Dry mustard
1/2	ts	Salt
1	cn	Cream of mushroom soup
2	c	Hash brown potatoes; shredded
1	ts	Paprika; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Brown sausage in 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring
frequently, about 5 minutes; drain sausage on paper towels.  Spread
croutons evenly over bottom of 9 x 13 ungreased baking dish. Sprinkle
evenly over bottom of 9 x 13 ungreased baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with
drained sausage and 1 - 1/2 cups of the cheese; set aside.  In blender
container or medium mixing bowl, blend or whip with wire whisk eggs, 2 -
1/4 cups of the milk, mustard and salt until well-combined. Pour over
sausage mixture; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Remove
pan from refrigerator; discard plastic wrap. In small bowl, whisk together
soup and remaining 1/2 cup milk until smooth; pour over casserole. Sprinkle
lightly with frozen hash browns. Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.  Bake,
covered with foil, at 350 for 1 hour.  Uncover; bake 30 minutes more, or
until center is set.  Remove from oven and sprinkle with paprika, if
desired.  Let stand at least 5 minutes before cutting into serving pieces.
Source:  The Sunday Cook - Grace Howaniec
Posted to EAT-L Digest 14 Sep 96
Date:    Sun, 15 Sep 1996 17:10:57 -0500
From:    "hassell@eecs.tulane.edu" <hassell@EECS.TULANE.EDU>

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