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Here are some things which must be done before one leaves a church: 1. We must check our motives very carefully. 2. Our reasons must be well grounded and clearly articulated. 3. We must be in regular, earnest prayer about the matter. 4. We must guard our tongues very carefully. 5. We must be extremely careful that we do not unnecessarily create unrest in other members. 6. Our discussions with the leadership must be characterized by love. 7. Our attempts to correct matters must be with great respect, care and patience. 8. If our concern is over personal preferences, rather than biblical matters, we must consider others’ interests more important than ours. 9. Great care should be taken that we submit to the leadership of the church, unless we determine with proper counsel that there is a serious biblical issue at stake. 10. If the leadership will listen, we need to give them plenty of time to consider the matter. 11. If the leadership will not listen to us, or will not take proper action to correct the matter and we are thoroughly convinced that there is a serious biblical issue, we should ask for a meeting of the church in which to express our concerns. 12. We should ask ourselves what we have personally done to correct any wrong or deficiency in the church with which we are concerned. 13. We should evaluate if our leaving would do harm to an otherwise good church. 14. We should never leave, nor encourage others to leave, unless we are thoroughly convinced that one or both of the following conditions exist: 1) that the church has become an apostate church (where serious unbiblical teaching or practices are allowed), or 2) that we are convinced that, over the long haul, we cannot find a place to serve in the church, or that our families will not be spiritually fed in that body.

Curtis Thomas

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Anasazi And Pinto Beans With Hominy And Green Chiles

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Vegetarian	Casseroles, Main dish, Stews, Vegetarian	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Dried anasazi beans
1 1/2	c	Dried pinto beans
10	c	Water
1	t	Salt
3	c	Dried indian hominy
3		Green anaheim chiles

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak the beans overnight in water to cover.  In the morning rinse the
beans with cold water and place in a large pot with fresh water to
cover. Stir in the salt, cover and simmer slowly 2 to 2 1/2 hours,
until the beans are tender.  Add water when necessary and stir
occasionally to prevent the beans from burning. Add hominy and  simmer,
covered, 1 hour, stirring occasionally.  The hominy and beans  should
be very soft and moist, but not too watery. While the beans  and hominy
are cooking, roast, peel, seed and dice the chiles.  Sprinkle on top of
the cooked beans for garnish.  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 49 Calories From Fat: 3 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 560.2mg Potassium: 169.6mg Carbohydrates: 9.1g Fiber: 2.8g Sugar: <1g Protein: 2.8g