God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Jesus Christ demands self-denial, that is, self-negation (Matt. 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23), as a necessary condition of discipleship. Self-denial is a summons to submit to the authority of God as Father and of Jesus as Lord and to declare lifelong war on one's instinctive egoism. What is to be negated is not personal self or one's existence as a rational and responsible human being. Jesus does not plan to turn us into zombies, nor does he ask us to volunteer for a robot role. The required denial is of carnal self, the egocentric, self-deifying urge with which we were born and which dominates us so ruinously in our natural state. Jesus links self-denial with cross-bearing. Cross-bearing is far more than enduring this or that hardship. Carrying one's cross in Jesus' day, as we learn from the story of Jesus' own crucifixion, was required of those whom society had condemned, whose rights were forfeit, and who were now being led out to their execution. The cross they carried was the instrument of death. Jesus represents discipleship as a matter of following him, and following him as based on taking up one's cross in self-negation. Carnal self would never consent to cast us in such a role. "When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die," wrote Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer was right: Accepting death to everything that carnal self wants to possess is what Christ's summons to self-denial was all about.
There is no doubt that the glories of nature reveal the glory of God (Psm. 19:1-6). He created the world in such magnificent splendor that His creative hand is seen at every turn. The vastness of the ocean (Job 38:16), the beauty of the stars (Psm. 8:1-4), the majesty of the mountains (Psm. 65:5-9), the wonder of the rain (Psm. 147:7-8) – these and so much more point to the awesome handiwork of the Creator.
Chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) cut into thick strips
1
md
Onion; chopped
1
md
Green pepper; chopped
1
md
Red pepper; chopped
1
Garlic clove; minced
1
ts
Chili powder
1/2
ts
Ground cumin
1/2
ts
Salt
1/2
ts
Ground black pepper
1/4
ts
Turmeric
1
c
Uncooked rice
1
md
Tomato; seeded & chopped
2
c
Chicken broth
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken 8 to 10 minutes
or until brown on all sides. Remove from pan. Add onion, green pepper,
red pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper and turmeric. Cook
2 to 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add rice and tomatoes;
stir until rice is lightly browned. Add broth; bring mixture to a boil,
place chicken pieces on top of mixture. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. To
serve, fluff with fork stirring in chicken pieces.
Each serving provides:
* 358 calories
* 35.8 g. protein
* 4.9 g. fat
* 40.3 g. carbohydrate
* 2.1 g. dietary fiber
* 74 mg. cholesterol
* 1155 mg. sodium
Source: The Many Nationalities of Rice
Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/usarice.zip
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