Macaroni And Cheese Salad

We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self. Indeed, what could be more ludicrous in a vast and glorious universe like this than a human being, on the speck called earth, standing in front of a mirror trying to find significance in his own self-image? It is a great sadness that this is the gospel of the modern world. The Christian Gospel is about 'the glory of Christ,' not about me. And when it is—in some measure—about me, it is not about my being made much of by God, but about God mercifully enabling me to enjoy making much of Him forever.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	American	Salads	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Elbow macaroni, cooked
		unsalted drained
		cooled to room temp.
1/2	c	Process American cheese
		cut in small pieces
1/3	c	Celery, sliced
2	T	Onion, chopped
2	T	Salad dressing
		mayonnaise-type
2	t	Vinegar
1/8	t	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

servings of 1 cup each 270 calories per serving  Mix macaroni, cheese,
celery, and onion. Mix salad dressing, vinegar,  and pepper thoroughly.
Stir into macaroni mixture.    Thrifty Meals for Two: Making Food
Dollars Count * USDA Home and  Garden Bulletin Number 244 * Meal-Master
format courtesy of Karen  Mintzias From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at  www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution. #Billy Graham”

Here, then, is the crucial question which we have been leading up to. Have we ever opened our door to Christ? Have we ever invited Him in? This was exactly the question which I needed to have put to me. For, intellectually speaking, I had believed in Jesus all my life, on the other side of the door. I had regularly struggled to say my prayers through the key-hole. I had even pushed pennies under the door in a vain attempt to pacify Him. I had been baptized, yes and confirmed as well. I went to church, read my Bible, had high ideals, and tried to be good and do good. But all the time, often without realizing it, I was holding Christ at arm’s length, and keeping Him outside. I knew that to open the door might have momentous consequences. I am profoundly grateful to Him for enabling me to open the door. Looking back now over more than fifty years, I realize that that simple step has changed the entire direction, course and quality of my life.

John Stott