A promise must be kept, even when it turns out to cost us more than we expected. Inconvenience does not dissolve obligation. Inconvenience makes promise-keeping all the more beautiful, even God-like. God is a promise-maker and a promise-keeper. He made us covenantal beings living in a covenantal universe. Our lives unfold with his beauty as we receive, believe, make and keep promises. It costs us. But it cost God too. His cross inspires in us the depth of personal character that doesn’t go with the flow but keeps a promise even when unforeseeable eventualities make it hard. The unforeseeableness of the future is the very reason why we make promises. It’s why promises are valuable. In a world of contingencies, promise-keeping is the glue that holds us together... Let’s cheerfully and wholeheartedly keep our word, no matter what. It’s the Christlike thing to do.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Meats, Crockpot	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2	lb	Beef brisket
1/2	c	Onions, chopped
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Black pepper
1/4	ts	Garlic powder
12	oz	Chili sauce
12	oz	Beer
2	md	Tomatoes
6		Parsley sprigs

INSTRUCTIONS

GARNISHES
Place beef brisket, fat side down, in crockpot. Sprinkle brisket with
onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Pour chili sauce over brisket.
Crockpot on low for 3 hours. Pour beer over brisket. Increase temperature
to moderate and continue cooking for 30 minutes. Place brisket on large
serving platter. Slice brisket very thin and serve with hot cooking liquid.
Garnish with sliced tomatoes and parsley. Surround with Wild Rice Amadine.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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