Name: Info - a Guide To Lesser-Known Melons
Ingredients: *** NON NE *****

God delights to give His children “every good…and every perfect gift” (Jas. 1:17), but if the physical blessings we desire were always and immediately given at our request, God would become nothing more than a big slot machine in the sky, and our prayers would become meaningless tokens mechanically fed into an apparatus as a means to achieve our whims with which we have no relationship. God would receive no glory, and we would pray our souls into a black hole. Whether God answers our prayers with a “no” or “not yet” or “yes,” His goal is to draw us closer to Himself in a relationship so that we might view Him as our ultimate reward.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Eat-lf mail, Fruits, Info/how to	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

*** NON NE *****

INSTRUCTIONS

+ Honeydew: This large oval melon has smooth, creamy-white to yellow-green
skin. Its pale green flesh is crisp, juicy and, when ripe, it is very
sweet. Some say it is the sweetest of melons. Choose melons that are on the
creamy-white side with a honey-like aroma. The blossom end should be
slightly soft. Skip those with flat white or greenish color. Ditto those
that are as hard as a baseball.
+ Orange-flesh honeydew: Part of the honeydew family, this sweet melon is
more like a cantaloupe in color, taste, texture and aroma. When ripe, the
rind is light salmon pink.
+ Juan canary: Sweet, fragrant and juicy, this oblong melon has a
pleasantly crisp texture. It is ripe when the rind has turned canary
yellow.
+ Crenshaw: A cross between a casaba and a Persian melon, this melon has
dense, salmon-colored flesh. The flavor is both sweet and spicy. When ripe,
the melon will be medium yellow all over. Handle with care -- crenshaws are
fragile. Refrigerated, it will keep longer than a week.
+ Santa Claus: Striped like a watermelon, these melons have creamy-white to
yellow flesh. Crisp and juicy, they taste similar to a casaba. The brighter
the yellow in its stripe, the riper and more flavorful it will be. Both
ends should give slightly under pressure.
+ Sharlyn: Sweet and fragrant with creamy-soft, juicy flesh that is good
down to its rind. It is fully ripe when then skin under the netting is a
uniform orange.
Published Wednesday, August 27, 1997, in the San Jose Mercury News. Copied
with permission.
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n228 by Reggie Dwork <reggie@reggie.com> on
Sep 10, 1997

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Pragmatism is another non-Christian philosophy that has found its way into the church. Since we can never know what is true or good, according to pragmatist philosophers, we should simply do “what works,” conceived of in material terms. This is an important strain of American philosophy, from the modernist John Dewey with his atheism and socialism to the postmodernist Richard Rorty with his relativism and leftist politics. Few Christians would agree with these philosophers if they listened to them, but simplified pragmatism can be heard constantly in church committee meetings, church-growth seminars, and books for pastors. “What works” — to increase church attendance, attract non-Christians, bring in more money, or achieve another goal — can trump all theological, historical, and biblical considerations.

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