Name: Apricot and Cucumber Soup
Ingredients: 6 oz Dried apricots; 1 1/2 pt Vegetable stock; 1 Orange, juiced & rind grated; 1 md Cucumber; 1 md Onion, finely chopped; 1 tb Vegetable oil; 2 ts Curry powder; Salt & pepper; 2 tb Pumpkin seeds, to garnish

Sometimes people are careless and speak disparagingly of all human righteousness, as if there were no such thing that pleased God. They often cite Isaiah 64:6 which says our righteousness is as filthy rags. It is true – gloriously true – that none of God’s people, before or after the cross, would be accepted by an immaculately holy God if the perfect righteousness of Christ were not imputed to us (Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21). But that does not mean that God does not produce in those “justified” people (before and after the cross) an experiential righteousness that is not “filthy rags.” In fact, He does; and this righteousness is precious to God and is required, not as the ground of our justification (which is the righteousness of Christ only), but as an evidence of our being truly justified children of God.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains	Vegan	Appetizers, Soups, Fruits, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	oz	Dried apricots
1 1/2	pt	Vegetable stock
1		Orange, juiced & rind grated
1	md	Cucumber
1	md	Onion, finely chopped
1	tb	Vegetable oil
2	ts	Curry powder
		Salt & pepper
2	tb	Pumpkin seeds, to garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak the apricots in the stock with the grated orange rind for 2 to 3
hours.  Add the orange juice & simemr for 45 minutes.
Cut 8 thin slices from the cucumber & reserve for garnish.  Peel &
roughly chop the remainder.
Fry the onion in the oil over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring
once or twice.  Stir in the curry powder & chopped cucumber & cook
for 2 minutes.
Puree the apricots with the stock & the cucumber mixture.  Return to
the pan & heat gently.  Season with salt & pepper.
Serve the soup garnished with floating slices of cucumber topped with
the pumpkin seeds.  Black rye bread makes a good accompaniment.
Pamela Westland, "Fruit"
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/vegan4.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“Many favors which God gives us ravel out for want of hemming through our unthankfulness; for though prayer purchases blessings, giving praise keeps the quiet possession of them. #Thomas Fuller”

One of the worst injustices the church has perpetuated against its members is proclaiming a message of the evil of desire. God created us with a longing to be thrilled, hungry for the joy of being fascinated. Yet we have told people to stop wanting and to stop yearning; we’ve urged them to ignore, suppress, or anesthetize their desire for happiness. And, if such teachings should fail, we have worked hard to make them feel the sting of guilt and shame. All this will do is drive passion underground, so to speak, only to have it erupt at some moment of weakness when temptation offers a fleeting fulfillment.

Sam Storms