The Bible presupposes a love of self, a desire to experience pleasure and avoid pain, as inherent in the human makeup and as the ground of ethical imperatives. For example, loving ourselves is often used as a criterion in Scripture for the love of others (Mt. 19:19; Eph. 5:28). It is an assumed fact that we do love ourselves, and it is not evil to do so if it is done rightly… Thus Christianity, far from denigrating human worth, actually presupposes it in some of its fundamental teachings. Yet something has tragically blighted and twisted love of self into a gross perversion of God’s intent for His creatures. The fall of the human race into sin caused love of self to become mere selfishness. What was lost was a focus outside the self – that is, a love of God that gave it control and benevolence.

John Hannah

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Low-, Fat	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Whole boneless skinless chicken breasts; 4 pieces
3	ts	Unsalted margarine
2	tb	Onion; finely chopped
1	c	Sweet potato; mashed
2	tb	Dry white wine; optional
2	ts	Honey
1/2	ts	Grated orange peel; orange part only
1/2	ts	Grated lemon rind; yellow part only
1/8	ts	Ground cinnamon
1	ds	Ground nutmeg
		Fresh ground black pepper
2	tb	Bread crumbs

INSTRUCTIONS

Pound chicken breast halves to approximately 1/4 in. (5 mm) thickness. Melt
1 tsp margarine in a small skillet over moderate heat. Add onion and cook 5
minutes until soft but not brown. Stir in sweet potato, optional wine,
honey, lemon and orange peel, cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper and heat through.
Divide mixture between 4 breasts halves, roll up and secure with
toothpicks. Place roll-ups seam side down in a shallow baking dish. Cover
and bake at 400F (200C) for 20 minutes until chicken is tender.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tsp. margarine in a small saucepan.
Sprinkle the cooked roll-ups with the bread crumbs, drizzle the melted
margarine over them, and brown under the broiler. Serves 4.
NOTES : Our recipe today is not only low in fat and sodium, but is elegant
as well. Try it the next time you have the boss over for dinner, and
respond to his (or her) compliments with "I just threw this together at the
last minute."
Recipe by: World Wide Recipes: TheChef@wwrecipes.com
Posted to recipelu-digest by Valerie Whittle <catspaw@inetnow.net (Valerie
Whittle)> on Mar 13, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Lust and selfishness do not equal love”

While the spiritual heart is most important, most relationships start off based on physical attractiveness (see Song of Solomon). Therefore, I submit to you that we demonstrate love toward our spouse by reasonably maintaining our attractiveness. After all, according to Scripture our bodies belong not to ourselves, but to each other (1 Cor. 7:4). What we are seeing to avoid is the popular mentality that says, “Get the ring and let my attractiveness do its thing.” Moreover, if the relationships are working correctly, our death is the most painful thing our spouses and children will ever encounter. I’ve done my share of funerals. I’ve seen this up close and personal. So how can we say we love them by willfully speeding up the process toward a premature death simply due to physical neglect? Is it a loving act if our grandchildren live the majority of their lives without us because we chose an unhealthy lifestyle?

Randy Smith