The answer is simple: for myself, I do not believe that it is appropriate that I spend my time defending my name. My name is nothing – who really cares about it? And I am not called to waste precious hours and energy in fighting off every person with a laptop who wants to have a pop at me. As a Christian, I am not meant to engage in self-justification any more than self-promotion; I am called rather to defend the name of Christ; and, to be honest, I have yet to see a criticism of me, true or untrue, to which I could justifiably respond on the grounds that it was Christ’s honour, and not simply my ego, which was being damaged. I am called to spend my time in being a husband, a father, a minister in my denomination, a member of my church, a good friend to those around me, and a conscientious employee. These things, these people, these locations and contexts, are to shape my priorities and my allocation of time. Hitting back in anger at those who, justly or unjustly, do not like me and for some reason think the world needs to know what they think of me is no part of my God-given vocation. God will look after my reputation if needs be; He has given me other work to do.

Carl Trueman

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Mexican	Mexican, Meats, Ethnic	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Pork (or beef)
		Oil or lard
4		Green chiles, toasted, peeled and chopped
2		Garlic cloves; crushed
1	md	Onion; chopped
1	md	Tomato; chopped
1	c	Boiling water
		Salt, pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut pork or beef into small cubes. Saute in oil until well browned. Drain
off all but 1 tablespoon fat. Add chopped chiles, garlic, onion, tomato and
water and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover tightly and simmer 1
hour.
(C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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