Name: Eggplant Friters
Ingredients: 1 c All-Purpose Flour; 1/2 ts Baking Powder; 1 ts Salt; 1 ts Black Pepper; 1/2 ts Sugar; 1 ts Dried Oregano, crumbled; 1 1/2 c Warm Beer; 6 Cuos Vegetable Oil; 1 md Eggplant, Peeled And Cut Crosswise Into 3/8-Inch Slices; Salt For Sprinkling; Plain Yogurt For Dipping

I am convinced that prayerlessness: 1. Is a sin against God (1 Sam. 12:23). 2. Is direct disobedience to the command of Christ (“watch and pray,” Mt. 26:41). 3. Is direct disobedience to the Word of God (“pray without ceasing,” 1 Thes. 5:17). 4. Makes me vulnerable to temptation (“watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation,” Mt. 26:41). 5. Expresses independence – no need for God. 6. Gives place to the Enemy and makes me vulnerable to his schemes (Eph. 6:10-20; Dan. 10). 7. Results in powerlessness. 8. Limits (and defines) my relationship with God. 9. Hinders me from knowing His will, His priorities, His direction. 10. Forces me to operate in the realm of the natural (what I can do) versus the supernatural (what He can do). 11. Leaves me weak, harried, and hassled. 12. Is rooted in pride, self-sufficiency, laziness, and lack of discipline. 13. Reveals a lack of real burden and compassion for others.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs		Appetizers, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	All-Purpose Flour
1/2	ts	Baking Powder
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Black Pepper
1/2	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Dried Oregano, crumbled
1 1/2	c	Warm Beer
6		Cuos Vegetable Oil
1	md	Eggplant, Peeled And Cut Crosswise Into 3/8-Inch Slices
		Salt For Sprinkling
		Plain Yogurt For Dipping

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, sugar, and oregano in mixing
bowl. Pour in beer, whisk until smooth, and let sit at room temperature for
one hour.
Heat oil in large pot or fryer to 350~. Dip each eggplant slice into batter
to evenly coat, shake off excess, and drop into hot oil, being careful not
to crowd the pan. Fry until golden brown all over, 3 to 5 minutes. Use
slotted spoon to turn, and transfer to paper towels to drain. Serve hot,
sprinkled with salt, and with yogurt for dipping. Also just sprinkled with
parmesan cheese.
NOTES : The contrast between the jelly-like interior and crisp coating in
these fried disks is irresistible.  Serve quickly for best texture.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #465 by DR0983@aol.com on Feb 2, 1997.

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I have never known a pastor to be fired for prayerlessness, even though I expect that many justly could have been (myself included). There are at least three reasons for this. First, congregations rarely hold a pastor accountable for his devotional life. Second, pastors themselves too infrequently seek such accountability. Third, pastors can conceal the neglect of private duties more easily than the neglect of public duties. But what does such private neglect reveal? That a pastor fears man more than he fears God (Mike Smith).

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We often hear the 'Savior' characteristics of God stressed – His love, mercy, goodness and so on – but the matter of His lordship is absent. The distortion is particularly clear in evangelism. In modern practice the call to repentance is usually called an 'invitation,' which one can obviously accept or refuse. It is offered politely. Seldom do we hear presented God's sovereign demand to repent or His demand for total submission to the authority of His appointed king, Christ Jesus.

James Montgomery Boice