God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
In North American churches, female attendance doubles male attendance. In many African-American churches, females quadruple males. And if the men do show up, in most churches, they are often less likely to serve, sing and participate. Strong male leadership is dwindling and in some cases, strong male leadership is simply forbidden. The casual conclusion from young people is that church is a “woman-thing.” And it becomes a very slippery slope because the more the women lead, the more the men pull away and further abdicate their responsibilities in the church and in the home. The reality is this. You cannot have a feminist church and keep the men. And if you do not have the men (and studies back this up), you will not keep the children.
The Bible says in I Corinthians 1:21 that “God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.” Often it is the message of the Cross lived and demonstrated that God uses to open a heart to the gospel, but it is the message of the Cross proclaimed (by word or page) through which the power of God saves those who believe its content. No matter how well we live the gospel (and we must live it well, else we hinder its reception), sooner or later we must communicate the content of the gospel before a person can become a disciple of Jesus.
BASTING SAUCE
Source: Adapted from "The Bluefish Cookbook" by Greta Jacobs and Jane
Alexander (yes, the actress)(if you like Bluefish, this small but
single-minded cookbook is a delight)
Mix together the basting sauce ingredients. Marinate the bluefish, skin
side down, in the basting sauce in a Pyrex baking dish for at least 1/2
hour. Drain about half of the sauce from the pan and save.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cover baking dish with foil and bake according
to James Beard's "Canadian cooking method" (i.e. 10 minutes per inch of
thickness of fish), or until done, basting frequently and generously with
reserved sauce. Served with extra sauce, if any, to spoon over the fish and
white or brown rice.
Serves 4.
Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by lskohn@ripco.com on Feb 13, 1998
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“Gratitude is our ability to see the grace of GOD, morning by morning, no matter what else greets us in the course of the day.”
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