Chile-spiked Cauliflower Salad

For the Christian to be driven or motivated toward personal resolution by a change of the calendar frankly seems a little superstitious… To say that January 1st is somehow the best day to make personal resolutions is to pattern ourselves after two societies that were completely steeped in paganism… For us to then say that we are most significantly convicted of the need for change in the days or weeks leading up to January 1st is to say that the Holy Spirit is somehow constrained or motivated by the same pagan system of days that motivated the Romans and the Babylonians… As Christians we know that we are to live in a continual state of repentance, always being sensitive to the necessity for change, always pursuing holiness, and always seeking to obey Christ. To wait until January 1st, viewing it as the one time each year when we make what we hope will be the most significant of these changes is to say that they were not just as necessary on May 7th, or August 19th, or any other day of the year.

Daryl Wingerd

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Salads, Vegetables	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Chopped Fresh Parsley
2 1/2	T	Lemon Juice
2	t	Anchovy Paste
1	t	Olive Oil
1/8	t	Minced Garlic
2 1/2	c	Cauliflower Florets
1/3	c	Radishes, Thinly Sliced
1		Jalapeno Pepper, Halved And
		Sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, and stir well. Steam
cauliflower, covered, 1 1/2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse
cauliflower under cold water; drain well. Combine cauliflower,
radishes, and jalapeno in a bowl; toss with lemon juice mixture.
Recipe by: Cooking Light  Posted to EAT-LF Digest by
sherilyn70@earthlink.net on May 3, 1999,  converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 31 Calories From Fat: 21 Total Fat: 2.4g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 10.1mg Potassium: 103.8mg Carbohydrates: 2.7g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 1.2g Protein: <1g

Think about the insanity of...ministry idolatry. The people in your congregation did not become active participants in your ministry so that collectively they could make you feel better about yourself and more secure with your ministry gifts. God didn’t call you to your particular ministry position so that you could finally cobble together an identity that you could live with. The leadership of the church didn’t call you to be their pastor because they knew that you needed a forum where you could find meaning and purpose. The troubled people in your congregation did not come with their troubles so that you could feel needed, essential, and appreciated. The people who faithfully give don’t give so you can build a successful ministry and bask in the security of your accomplishments. So you will never find in your ministry the rest of heart that every human being seeks. And when you look there, it only ends in anxiety, frustration, hurt, disappointment, anger, and bitterness and may ultimately lead you to question the goodness of God... The only defense against this the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is only when we are living out of the life that grace alone is able to give that we quit seeking life elsewhere. It is only when we are embracing the rest of the forgiveness of grace that we can look at ourselves honestly and grieve without wallowing in debilitating guilt and shame.

Paul David Tripp