Name: Fried Green Tomatoes
Ingredients: 6 Large, firm green tomatoes; 3 c Flour; 1 c Corn meal; 1 c Milk, or more; Salt; Pepper; Vegetable oil for frying; Small amount of bacon grease; Added to oil for flavoring.; (Optional); -MIKE'S KITCHEN-

Once we understand the nature of the enemy, we must put on the proper armament. For this let us picture the old warrior Paul in his own spiritual armor (Eph. 6:10-17). 1. He has worn his war belt so long that it is sweat through and salt-stained and comfortable like an old horse’s bridle, and it holds everything perfectly in place. The “belt of truth,” God’s truth, has girt him tight for years, so that it permeates his life and truth reigns within. He is armed with the clear eyes of a clear conscience. He can face anything. 2. His torso is sheathed with a battle-tarnished breastplate. It is crisscrossed with great lateral grooves from slicing sword blows and dented from enemy artillery. The “breastplate of righteousness” has preserved his vitals intact. His holy life has rendered his heart impervious to the spiritual assaults of Satan. 3. His gnarled legs are comfortable in his ancient war boots. He has stood his ground on several continents. The boots are the “gospel of peace,” the peace with God that comes through faith in him, and the resultant peace of God – the sense of well-being in wholeness – shalom. He stands in peace, and being rooted in peace he cannot be moved. 4. Paul’s great shield terrifies the eyes, for the broken shafts and the many charred holes reveal him to be the victor of many fierce battles. He has held the “shield of faith” as he repeatedly believed God’s Word and so extinguished every fiery dart of doubt and sensuality and materialism. None have touched him. 5. On his old gray head he wears a helmet which has seen better days. Great dents mar its symmetry; reminders of furtive blows dealt him by the enemy. The “helmet of salvation,” the confidence of knowing that he is saved and will be saved, has allowed him to stand tall against the most vicious assaults. His imperial confidence gives him a regal bearing. 6. Then there is his sword. He was equal to a hundred when his sword flashed. The “sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” the ultimate offensive weapon, cut through everything – armor, flesh, glistening bone, and running marrow – even the soul (cf. Heb. 4:12). These are the weapons: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, the Word of God – and any believer who resists with these will put the Devil and his armies to flight! This is not arrogance. This is the truth! You and I can withstand the Devil if we wear the armor God provides. “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (Jas. 4:7).

Kent Hughes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy		Vegetables, Appetizers	12	+ servings

INGREDIENTS

6		Large, firm green tomatoes
3	c	Flour
1	c	Corn meal
1	c	Milk, or more
		Salt
		Pepper
		Vegetable oil for frying
		Small amount of bacon grease
		Added to oil for flavoring.
		(Optional)
		-MIKE'S KITCHEN-

INSTRUCTIONS

This is a very simple recipe, but one guaranteed to make one think
seriously about cutting tomatoes off the vine prematurely just to make
these goodies.
To prepare batter:
Mix flour, corn meal and milk in a large bowl. Add salt and pepper to
taste. Batter should be thick but workable. Too thin a batter will not
stick to the tomatoes. Let rest for 10 - 15 minutes before using.
Meanwhile, slice tomatoes about 3/8" thick. Any size fruit will work,
but the larger the tomato, the more spectacular will be the result. Coat
tomatoes with the batter and fry in about 1/2 an inch of oil, until golden:
375 in an electric fryingpan, or at medium high heat in a large skillet.
When tomatoes are done, stand them up on their edges to drain in a
towel-lined pan so they will keep their crispness. Delicious hot or room
temperature.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #258 by "Johanne Alton Alton"
<jpmacnab@sprint.ca> on Oct 1, 1995

A Message from our Provider:

“God is a know-all”

For the Christian to be driven or motivated toward personal resolution by a change of the calendar frankly seems a little superstitious… To say that January 1st is somehow the best day to make personal resolutions is to pattern ourselves after two societies that were completely steeped in paganism… For us to then say that we are most significantly convicted of the need for change in the days or weeks leading up to January 1st is to say that the Holy Spirit is somehow constrained or motivated by the same pagan system of days that motivated the Romans and the Babylonians… As Christians we know that we are to live in a continual state of repentance, always being sensitive to the necessity for change, always pursuing holiness, and always seeking to obey Christ. To wait until January 1st, viewing it as the one time each year when we make what we hope will be the most significant of these changes is to say that they were not just as necessary on May 7th, or August 19th, or any other day of the year.

Daryl Wingerd