Our Divine Husband through the Holy Spirit has the primary goal of progressively making us more holy, making us more like Himself. Men, that is how we are called to best love our wives as Christ loves the church. Men, we should be in full cooperation with the Holy Spirit to be used as a tool to see our wives become more holy, as a result of us, not in spite of us. Here are some practical thoughts: Bringing her to the Word. Giving her time to be in the Word. Discussing what she is learning from the Word. Bringing her to church. Finding answers for her biblical questions. Protecting her from the world’s contamination. Doing nothing that might lead her to sin. Carrying her spiritual burdens. Making and explaining decisions on the basis of Scripture. Praying for her. Maintaining a positive spiritual atmosphere in the home. Commending her for the biblical traits you see in her. Encouraging her in her spiritual growth. Keeping your critiques only to spiritual issues and sharing them in love. Setting a godly example.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Crockpot, Poultry, Tested	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

ea Chicken 3 tb Butter 1/2 tb Mustard, Dijon 1/2 c Juice, orange  1/4 c
Sugar, brown 1 tb Cornstarch 1/4 c Water 1/8 c Vodka  Cut chickens in
half lengthwise.  Blend butter and mustard together.  Rub chicken
inside and out with this mixture. Place chicken, skin  side down, in
baking dish with tight-fitting cover.  Preheat oven to 375. Combine
orange juice and brown sugar, stirring  until sugar is completely
dissolved. Pour over and around chicken.  Cover and bake for 30
minutes.  Turn chicken over, baste with pan juices, and continue to
bake,  uncovered, for 20 minutes longer, basting occasionally.  Remove
chicken to heated platter and keep warm.  Mix cornstarch with  water.
Stir this into juices from pan. Cook over low heat, stirring
constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in vodka, and  pour
sauce over chicken.  Sylvia's comments: I'm unenthusiastic about this
one, and I'm not  sure why. The chicken was pretty bland, but chicken
usually tastes  bland to me, and the sauce was certainly flavorful. The
combination  of mustard and orange juice didn't do a thing for my taste
buds. It  also took about 1/2 hour longer to bake than the recipe
called for.  Next time, I think I'll leave out the mustard/butter rub,
add a  little pumpkin pie spice to the orange juice/brown sugar
mixture, and  cook the whole mess in the crockpot rather than the oven.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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