CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains	Italian		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Chicken broth
3/4	c	Uncooked long grain rice
1/4	c	Flaked coconut
1	c	Drained and rinsed canned black beans
3/4	c	Chopped scallions, including green tops
1/2	c	Coarsely chopped red bell pepper
1/4	c	Bottled Italian dressing

INSTRUCTIONS

I served this as an accompaniment to Portabello Burgers several weeks ago
when my in-laws were visiting. My mother-in-law asked for the recipe! It
comes from my local newspaper in Charlottesville, VA (The Daily Progress).
Bring chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan.  Add rice and coconut,
cover pan, reduce heat to simmer or low and cook until liquid is
absorbed,about 18 minutes.  Stir in black beans, 1/2 cup of scallions, bell
pepper, and Italian dressing. Garnish with remainder of scallions. Serves
4-6.
Posted to EAT-L Digest  7 November 96
Date:    Fri, 8 Nov 1996 11:27:31 -0500
From:    Amy Smalley <as5x@AVERY.MED.VIRGINIA.EDU>

A Message from our Provider:

“I don’t know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?”

1. The altar call is simply and completely absent from the pages of the New Testament. 2. The altar call is historically absent until the 19th century, and its use at that time (via Charles Finney) was directly based upon bad theology and a man-centered, manipulative methodology. 3. The altar call very easily confuses the physical act of “coming forward” with the spiritual act of “coming to Christ.” These two can happen simultaneously, but too often people believe that coming to Christ is going forward (and vice-versa). 4. The altar call can easily deceive people about the reality of their spiritual state and the biblical basis for assurance. The Bible never offers us assurance on the ground that we “went forward.” 5. The altar call partially replaces baptism as the means of public profession of faith. 6. The altar call can mislead us to think that salvation (or any official response to God’s Word) happens primarily on Sundays, only at the end of the service, and only “up front.” 7. The altar call can confuse people regarding “sacred” things and “sacred” places, as the name “altar call” suggests. 8. The altar call is not sensitive to our cautious and relational age where most people come to faith over a period of time and often with the interaction of a good friend. 9. The altar call is often seen as “the most important part of the service”, and this de-emphasizes the truly more important parts of corporate worship which God has prescribed (preaching, prayer, fellowship, singing). 10. God is glorified to powerfully bless the things He has prescribed (preaching, prayer, fellowship, singing), not the things we have invented. We should always be leery of adding to God’s prescriptions for His corporate worship (Ryan Kelly).

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