Name: Braised Leeks and Green Beans
Ingredients: 1/2 c Sherry; 1 ts Olive oil; 5 c Leeks, well washed; 1 c Wild mushrooms, sliced; 2 c Green beans, cut into 1/3" lengths; 1 ts Orange juice; 1/2 ts Orange peel, grated; 1 tb Cider vinegar; Salt & pepper

Many wonderful and godly saints have suggested that evangelism is the best and only hope for changing people's minds about abortion. Merely changing someone's mind about abortion (without getting them saved), they argue, does no good in the long run. "They will simply go to hell as a more moral person." While this is true as it applies to the parent, such reasoning wholly neglects the person whose life hangs in the balance, and for this reason, such logic is faulty… If we only rely on evangelism as a means of changing people's minds and behavior concerning abortion, then all those people who do not repent and believe (which is the vast majority) will continue to kill their children en masse. If, however, we also educate young people about what abortion actually is and who unborn humans actually are, then they will be far less likely to abort their children, even if they ultimately reject salvation. The external morality which results will not make a difference for their souls on the Day of Judgment, but it will make a HUGE difference in the lives of their children, children who would have otherwise been destroyed.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains		Side dish, Vegetables, Low-fat	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Sherry
1	ts	Olive oil
5	c	Leeks, well washed
1	c	Wild mushrooms, sliced
2	c	Green beans, cut into 1/3" lengths
1	ts	Orange juice
1/2	ts	Orange peel, grated
1	tb	Cider vinegar
		Salt & pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large skillet, heat sherry & oil over medium high heat. Add leeks &
cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms & beans. Saute
until the mushrooms begin to exude moisture, about 5 minutes. Stir in the
remaining ingredients & remove from heat. Serve warm.

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