Paul would not surrender his singleness, nor even allow it to be despised. It had its unique advantages of freedom for Christ, and he wants others to join him in it. Singleness was not curse; it was an opportunity. The biblical implication is that sexual intimacy is not an ultimate need for a full and well-spent life. Jesus Christ never experienced it. And when our culture says you can have it all, married or single, it not only contradicts the teaching of Jesus (Matthew 15:19) but makes Him out to be a fool for choosing chastity and claiming to give fullness - mark the word, FULLNESS of joy - to all who trust Him: “That My joy might be in you and your joy might be FULL' (John 15:11).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverage	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Cherries
		Alcohol of choice

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill a Jar with cherries.  Add alcohol to cover all the cherries.  Let sit
for a week or so, by this time the cherries should have swelled and there
should be less liquid in the jar.  Pour off the liquid. a) Layer the
cherries with sugar and let sit another week. b) Pour off resulting fluid.
c) Repeat steps a) and b) until the cherries are so small that they're just
basically the pit covered with a very thin skin.
Now mix all the batches that you poured off to suit your taste.  The first
is most bitter, the last is the sweetest.
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