Name: Lazy Day Lasagna
Ingredients: 1 pk Lasagna noodles; 1 lb Ground meat; browned and drained; 1/2 ts Dried oregano; crushed; 31 oz Canned spaghetti sauce; 2 c Cream-style cottage cheese; 12 oz Shredded mozzarella cheese; divided

What is God’s Purpose for Government? In other words, according to the Bible, what does God expect from the leaders He establishes? Number 1 – Restrain and punish evil. Consider Romans 13:4. “For [the civil leader] is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.” Or 1 Peter 2:13-14. Kings and governors in authority are “sent by [God] for the punishment of evildoers.” Leaders are responsible to bring lawbreakers to justice and exert punishment. At the deepest level, they are responsible to wage justified war if necessary. Number 2 – Protect life and property. God puts the highest premium on human life. I know we love our pets and want to save the environment, but nothing is more valuable to God than you. Why? Because only human begins are created in the image of God. That was the very reason God gave Israel permission to terminate life when the Sixth Commandment declares “You shall not murder” (Ex. 20:13). “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man” (Gen. 9:6). Moreover, the highest responsibility of government is to protect our weakest members, especially the ones that can’t protect themselves. And number 3 – Recognize and encourage good. Good, law-abiding citizens should be recognized by their leaders. Romans 13:3, “For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same” (cf. 1 Pet. 2:14).

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy	Italian	Ground beef, Cooper, Italian, Pasta	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Lasagna noodles
1	lb	Ground meat; browned and drained
1/2	ts	Dried oregano; crushed
31	oz	Canned spaghetti sauce
2	c	Cream-style cottage cheese
12	oz	Shredded mozzarella cheese; divided

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook noodles in boiling water until about halfway done. Drain. Add
spaghetti sauce and oregano to meat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Spread
enough sauce to just cover bottom of 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Place one
layer of noodles, overlapping slightly. The next layer is cottage cheese
then mozzarella cheese then meat sauce. Continue with noodles, etc., ending
with meat sauce on top. Bake at 375F for 20 minutes. Take leftover cheese
and sprinkle onto top of meat sauce. Bake for additional 10 minutes. Let
stand
10    minutes before serving.
Recipe by: Better Homes & Garden New Cookbook
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 422 by Sewgoode
<Sewgoode@aol.com> on Dec 30, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus is my Lifeguard!”

[This] is not about the culture out there. It’s about those of us here—about what we as Christians are doing, what we are seeing, and what we may not know we are doing and seeing. I’m afraid we (including I) don’t have the eyes to see how much the world has squeezed us into its mold. If we could transport Christians from almost any other century to any of today’s “Christian” countries in the West, I believe what would surprise them most (besides our phenomenal affluence) is how at home Christians are with sexual impurity. It doesn’t shock us. It doesn’t upset us. It doesn’t offend our consciences. In fact, unless it’s really bad, sexual impurity seems normal, just a way of life, and downright entertaining.

Kevin DeYoung