Name: Fresh Tomato Relish
Ingredients: 1/2 md Onion; Cut Into Pieces; 1/2 md Green Bell Pepper; Cut Into Pieces; 1/4 c Vinegar; 2 ts Sugar; 1 ts Celery Seed; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 ds Pepper; 2 md Tomatoes; Cut Up

The great hymns of the church are on the way out. They are not gone entirely, but they are going and in their place have come trite jingles that have more in common with contemporary advertising ditties than the psalms. The problem here is not so much the style of the music, though trite words fit best with trite tunes and harmonies. Rather it is with the content of the songs. The old hymns expressed the theology of the Bible in profound and perceptive ways and with winsome memorable language. Today’s songs are focused on ourselves. They reflect our shallow or nonexistent theology and do almost nothing to elevate our thoughts about God. Worst of all are songs that merely repeat a trite idea, word, or phrase over and over again. Songs like this are not worship, though they may give the church-goer a religious feeling. They are mantras, which belong more in a gathering of New Agers than among the worshiping people of God.

James Montgomery Boice

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains		Vegetables	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	md	Onion; Cut Into Pieces
1/2	md	Green Bell Pepper; Cut Into Pieces
1/4	c	Vinegar
2	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Celery Seed
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ds	Pepper
2	md	Tomatoes; Cut Up

INSTRUCTIONS

Put the onion, green pepper, vinegar,sugar, celery seed, salt, and pepper
in a blender container and blend until the pepper and onion are coarsely
chopped. Add the tomatoes and blend until coarsely chopped. Chill and drain
before serving. Yield: 1 1/4 Cups

A Message from our Provider:

“Instead of complaining that God had hidden himself, you will give Him thanks for having revealed so much of Himself. #Blaise Pascal”