Hot And Sour Scallop Soup 2

We cannot deceive God. Twice in the Acts God is called “the Heartknower” (Acts 1:24; 15:8). But we can deceive ourselves. Here are four differences between deceit and honesty in our hearts. One, a deceitful heart doesn’t know its sin because it doesn’t want to know. But an honest heart is saying, “Bring it on.” Two, a deceitful heart notices how well a sermon applies to someone else. But an honest heart is too concerned about itself to judge another. Three, a deceitful heart, when it isn’t growing, blames its inertia on hardship or its church or even on God himself. But an honest heart says, “It’s my fault. I need to get in gear.” Four, a deceitful heart delays response. It says, “I’ll get around to it, even soon. But I can’t right now.” An honest heart puts God first. Delayed obedience is a way of saying, “I’m setting the terms. I am Lord.” But an honest heart says, “Lord, whatever you want – right now.” An honest heart says, with the old hymn, 'The dearest idol I have known, whate’er that idol be, help me to tear it from Thy throne and worship only Thee.'

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Mc, Soups	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	t	Grated ginger root
1	t	Sherry
2	t	Minced garlic
2	t	Soy sauce
2	t	Chili oil
2	t	Grated lemon zest
1/4	t	Chinese 5-spice powder
2	t	Minced cilantro
2	t	Lemon juice
1	t	Rice vinegar
6	c	Chicken broth, preferably
		low-sodiu
3		Mushrooms, thinly sliced
1	t	Cornstarch mixed with 1 tsp.
		cold water
		Oil
		Scallop Dumplings
2		Green onions, thinly sliced
1	t	Sesame oil
1		White bread
1/2	t	Grated ginger root
1/2	lb	Bay or sea scallops
		Salt, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine ginger, Sherry, garlic, soy sauce, chili oil, lemon zest,
5-spice powder, cilantro, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and chicken  broth
in a 2-quart pot. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Stir in  cornstarch
mixture. Strain soup.  Heat oil in small skillet over medium-high heat.
Add mushrooms and  saute about 4 minutes, stirring often. Add to soup.
(Soup can be made ahead to this point and refrigerated for 1 day, or
frozen up to 3 months.)  Before serving, drop Scallop Dumplings into
the boiling soup. Cook 1  minute. Garnish with sliced green onions.
Adjust seasonings to taste.  Serve hot.  {large Scallop Dumplings}
Combine sesame oil, bread, ginger, and scallops in food processor
fitted with metal blade. Season to taste with salt, if desired.
Process until just pureed. Do not overprocess. Dip melon baller into
cold water and scoop out about 16 (1-inch) dumplings. (Can be made
several hours ahead and kept at room temperature.) Makes 16. (Note:
Not having a melon baller, I just used 2 small spoons to form
dumplings.) Recipe By     : stssmem@st.unocal.com (Mary Murphy)  Posted
to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #268  Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 20:23:10 -0500
From: kmeade@IDS2.IDSONLINE.COM (The Meades)

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If God would grant us the vision, the word “sacrifice” would disappear from our lips and thoughts; we would hate the things that seem now so dear to us; our lives would suddenly be too short; we would despise time-robbing distractions and charge the enemy with all our energies in the name of Christ. May God help us to judge ourselves by the eternities that separate the Aucas from a comprehension of Christmas, and Him, who, though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor so that we might, through His poverty, be made rich. Lord God, speak to my own heart and give me to know Thy holy will and the joy of walking in it. Amen.

Nate Saint