Name: Fruit-And-Honey Spinach Salad
Ingredients: 8 c Loosely packed fresh spinach leaves; 2 c Cantaloupe balls; 1 1/2 c Halved fresh strawberries; 2 tb Seedless raspberry jam; 2 tb Raspberry white wine vinegar; 1 tb Honey; 2 ts Olive oil; 1/4 c Chopped macadamia nuts

Alcohol is sinful when a person becomes addicted. It’s all over the Bible: In 1 Timothy 3:3, “[Elders must] not [be] addicted to wine.” The same is true for deacons (1 Tim. 3:8). The same is true for all believers. Isaiah 5:11 says, “Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink, who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!” Titus 2:3 calls “older women...to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine.” It is undeniable that alcohol is addictive. The consequences suffered as a result of alcoholism are devastating: Divorce, job loss, traffic accidents, breakup of families, destruction of the addict’s health and so on. We are called to be slaves to Christ (Eph. 6:5-6) which promises liberation, not slaves to a substance which always results in unrelenting bondage. 2 Peter 2:19, “for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.” 1 Cor. 6:12 “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.” And let’s be clear, this is not a disease problem, this is a sin problem. It is mastery by an idol that one is in submission to. The question is this – is Jesus Christ your Lord or are you mastered by alcohol? Are you addicted? Ask yourself: When stressed out, is alcohol a better solution than Jesus? Do you forget what happens when you drink? Do you feel the need to have alcohol? Has a family or close friend shared concerns about your drinking? Do you make excuses for your drinking? Are you unable to stay within a prescribed limit of drinks? If you answered yes to any of these, you might be facing a problem. I’d encourage you to get some help!

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Salads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	c	Loosely packed fresh spinach leaves
2	c	Cantaloupe balls
1 1/2	c	Halved fresh strawberries
2	tb	Seedless raspberry jam
2	tb	Raspberry white wine vinegar
1	tb	Honey
2	ts	Olive oil
1/4	c	Chopped macadamia nuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine spinach, cantaloupe balls, and strawberry halves in a large bowl;
toss gently.
Combine jam and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl; stir with a wire whisk
until blended. Drizzle over spinach mixture, and toss well. Sprinkle with
nuts. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1-1/3 cups).
Per serving: 85 Calories; 3g Fat (30% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 14g
Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 48mg Sodium
NOTES : This award-winning recipe from Elaine Baldrica, of Hibbing,
Minnesota, is a favorite of her family and friends.
Recipe by: Cooking Light, May 1994, page 135
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #399 by [email protected] on Jan 28, 1997.

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