When divisions are rife in religion, it is bound to happen that what is in men's minds will soon erupt in real conflict. For while nothing is more effective for joining us together, and there is nothing which does more to unite our minds, and keep them peaceful, than agreement in religion, yet if disagreement has somehow arisen in connection with it, the inevitable result is that men are quickly stirred up to engage in fighting, and there is no other field with fiercer disputes

John Calvin

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains, Vegetables	Dutch	Meats, Grains	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Ground beef
1	md	Onion, chopped
1/4	c	Chopped celery
1	cn	(16 ounces) pork and beans, undrained
1	cn	(15-1/2 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1	cn	(12 ounces) whole kernel corn, undrained
1	cn	(10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1	cn	(10-3/4 ounces) condensed vegetable soup, undiluted
1/4	c	Water
1/4	c	Packed brown sugar, optional
1	tb	Vinegar
2		To 3 tablespoons chili powder

INSTRUCTIONS

In a Dutch oven, brown ground beef, onion and celery; cook until tender.
Drain. Add remaining ingredients; simmer until heated through. Yield: about
6-8 servings.
From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska.    Feb 1994
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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“Do not look to your hope, but to Christ, the source of your hope. #Charles Spurgeon”

If you keep burning the candle at both ends, sooner or later you will indulge in more and more mean cynicism – and the line between cynicism and doubt is a very thin one. Of course, different individuals require different numbers of hours of sleep: moreover, some cope with a bit of tiredness better than others. Nevertheless, if you are among those who become nasty, cynical, or even full of doubt when you are missing your sleep, you are morally obligated to try to get the sleep you need. We are whole, complicated beings; our physical existence is tied to our spiritual well-being, to our mental outlook, to our relationships with others, including our relationship with God. Sometimes the godliest thing you can do in the universe is get a good night’s sleep – not pray all night, but sleep. I’m certainly not denying that there may be a place for praying all night; I’m merely insisting that in the normal course of things, spiritual discipline obligates you get the sleep your body needs.

D.A. Carson