How do you recognize abusive leadership? Abusive churches and Christian leaders characteristically: Make dogmatic prescriptions in places where Scripture is silent. Rely on intelligence, humor, charm, guilt, emotions, or threats rather than on God’s Word and prayer (see Acts 6:4). Play favorites. Punish those who disagree. Employ extreme forms of communication (tempers, silent treatment). Recommend courses of action which always, somehow, improves the leader’s own situation, even at the expense of others. Seldom do good deeds in secret. Seldom encourage. Seldom give the benefit of the doubt. Emphasize outward conformity, rather than repentance of heart. Preach, counsel, disciple, and oversee the church with lips that fail to ground everything in what Christ has done in the gospel and to give glory to God.

Jonathan Leeman

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Dutch	Penndutch, Salads	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Cucumber, large
1/2	c	Sour cream
1	tb	Vinegar
		Paprika
		Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Pare cucumber and slice very thin, place in bowl, add salt and place in the
refrigerator. After 2 hours, rinse thoroughly 2 or 3 times in ice cold
water, pressing the cucumber slices between the hands each time to remove
all salt. After the last rinsing, add the following dressing: Combine the
sour cream with the vinegar and paprika; mix well. If desired, chopped
chives or sliced onions may be added. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book
~ Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.
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