CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits	California		4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

750	ml	Dry red wine; chilled
2	oz	Brandy
2	tb	Sugar
1		Lemon; sliced
1		Orange; sliced
1	c	Fresh fruit *

INSTRUCTIONS

*Note: Suggested fruits: pineapple chunks, sliced peaches, pears or any
other seasonal fruit Combine wine, brandy and sugar in pitcher. Add lemon,
orange and pineapple chunks. Let stand 30 minutes in refrigerator. Stir
briskly before serving. Serve with or without ice. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
(C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times
Posted to EAT-L Digest 12 Aug 96
Date:    Tue, 13 Aug 1996 13:06:17 -0500
From:    LD Goss <ldgoss@METRONET.COM>

A Message from our Provider:

“Give God what’s right — not what’s left.”

The invisibility of God is a great problem. It was already a problem to God’s people in Old Testament days. Their pagan neighbors would taunt them, saying, “Where Is now your God?” Their gods were visible and tangible, but Israel’s God was neither. Today in our scientific culture young people are taught not to believe in anything which is not open to empirical investigation. How then has God solved the problem of His own invisibility? The first answer is of course “in Christ.” Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. John 1:18: “No one has ever seen God, but God the only Son has made him known.” “That’s wonderful,” people say, “but it was 2,000 years ago. Is there no way by which the invisible God makes Himself visible today?” There is. We return to 1 John 4:12: “No one has ever seen God.” It is precisely the same introductory statement. But instead of continuing with reference to the Son of God, it continues: “If we love one another, God dwells in us.” In other words, the invisible God, who once made Himself visible in Christ, now makes Himself visible in Christians, if we love one another. It is a breathtaking claim. The local church cannot evangelize, proclaiming the gospel of love, if it is not itself a community of love.

John Stott