Name: Firecracker Punch
Ingredients: 4 c Cranberry juice; 1 1/2 c Sugar; 4 c Pineapple juice; 1 tb Almond extract; 2 qt Ginger ale

As followers of Christ, we often suffer not because we are out of God's will but because we are in it, not because we lack faith but because we have faith. We suffer not because we need to be filled with the Spirit but because we already are. Stronger faith does not mean less suffering, but more suffering means stronger faith. Far from calling our faith into question, our afflictions result in our becoming more and more like Christ Himself.

D.R. McConnell

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverages	30	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	c	Cranberry juice
1 1/2	c	Sugar
4	c	Pineapple juice
1	tb	Almond extract
2	qt	Ginger ale

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine first 4 ingredients; stir until sugar is dissolved.  Chill. Add
ginger ale just before serving.  Yield: 30  Typed in MMFormat by
cjhartlin@email.msn.com  Source: For Cooks on the Go
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by cjhartlin@email.msn.com on Aug 9, 1999

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“Time: A longing in man for reuniting with God.”

[Discernment is] a mental sense of smell that helps you notice when “something smells fishy”…How can you sharpen this mental sense of smell? How can you develop discernment? First, you need to have a spirit of obedience to Jesus Christ. If your spirit is in rebellion, your nose will be in rebellion too. Second, you need to study the Word of God and other Christian literature. We’re talking about a mental, not physical, sense of smell. In order to develop it you have to use your mind. Third, you need to practice smelling. Smell everything. Your power of discernment is like a muscle. Use it or lose it. Fourth, you need to be accountable to other believers in a healthy Christian fellowship. If you try to learn to smell by yourself, your mental sense of smell will be eccentric. You’ll be like someone who takes a deep whiff of dung and says, “Ah, roses!”

J. Budziszewski