God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Because we understand our worth as image-bearers and our identity as children of God, we will not look to the Internet to prove that we are important, valuable, and loved. And because we accept the presence of indwelling sin, we will not be blind to the potential idolatries and temptations we can succumb to online. And because we know ourselves to be fallen creatures, we will accept the limits of our human condition. We cannot have meaningful relationships with thousands of people. We cannot really know what is going on in the world. We cannot be truly here and there at the same time. The biggest deception of our digital age may be the lie that says we can be omni-competent, omni-informed, and omni-present. We cannot be any of these things. We must choose our absence, our inability, and our ignorance – and choose wisely. The sooner we embrace this finitude, the sooner we can be free.
In a word, [Paul] is calling for some spiritual sweat (1 Timothy 4:7)! Just as the athletes discarded everything and competed gumnos – free from everything that could possibly burden them – so we must get rid of every encumbrance, every association, habit, and tendency which impedes godliness. If we are to excel, we must strip ourselves to a lean, spiritual nakedness. The writer of Hebrews explains it like this: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1). Men, we will never get anywhere spiritually without a conscious divestment of the things that are holding us back. What things are weighing you down? The call to discipline demands that you throw it off. Are you man enough?
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 16:08:14 -0600
From: Judy Howle <howle@EbiCom.net>
Here is an unusual recipe. Somebody try it and let me know how it tastes!
A chef on TV (could have been on Bert Wolfe's show) prepared this:
Ancho puree: Remove stem, seeds and veins from 4-5 ancho chiles. Cut in
pieces. Soak in boiling water 20 minutes. Blend in blender with small
amount of fresh water.
Cream eggs and sugars. Add flour and ancho paste. Add melted margarine.
Mix well. Add nuts, chocolate chips and vanilla. Put in shell. Bake at
350 d. about 1 hr. until lightly browned. Serve with Cool Whip.
CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V2 #243
From the Chile-Heads recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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