But it is far more common for the evangelical preacher to edit God’s Word: 1. By removing the text from its context, and using it to say what-ever the preacher likes, 2. By moralizing the text, so that it is reduced to an ethical maxim that ﬁts any religion, 3. By using the text to promote hobby-horses, and 4. By dogmatic insistence that the text says things it does not truly say. This homiletical hocus-pocus has subtle roots such as the desire to be clever and popular or synthetically relevant or intellectually respectable or to make the gospel more acceptable. But most often God’s Word gets watered down by the preacher’s laziness. He simply will not do the hard work to engage and preach a text in its context.

Kent Hughes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Chinese	Cabbage, Side dishes	5	Servings

INGREDIENTS

7	tb	Margarine
7		To 8 cups finely shredded Chinese or green cabbage
1/2	c	Light cream or evaporated skim milk
1/2	ts	Salt
1	pn	Pepper
1/2	ts	Prepared mustard; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

In electric frypan, melt margarine. Add cabbage. Cover and cook on Medium
heat for 5 minutes. Stir together cream, salt, pepper and mustard. Add to
cabbage. Cook, uncovered until tender, about 5 minutes.
Recipe By     : bobbi744@sojourn.com
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #233
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 11:03:47 -0400
From: Robertal Banghart <bobbi744@sojourn.com>

A Message from our Provider:

“Don’t confuse God’s patience with his final response”