Name: Potato Salad, Central European Style
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb Red potatoes; 1/3 c Finely chopped onion; 2 tb Diced dill pickle; 1 ts Caraway seeds; 1 ts Paprika, hot Hungarian preferred; 1 1/2 tb Spicy brown mustard; 1 1/2 tb Dijon-style mustard; 1 tb Lemon juice; 1/2 tb Vinegar, sherry vinegar preferred; 1/3 c Vegetable oil; 1/2 ts Salt or more to taste

There has been a long tradition which sees the mission of the Church primarily as obedience to a command. It has been customary to speak of 'the missionary mandate.' This way of putting the matter is certainly not without justification, and yet it seems to me that it misses the point. It tends to make mission a burden rather than a joy, to make it part of the law rather than part of the gospel. If one looks at the New Testament evidence one gets another impression. Mission begins with a kind of explosion of joy. The news that the rejected and crucified Jesus is alive is something that cannot possibly be suppressed. It must be told. Who could be silent about such a fact? The mission of the Church in the pages of the New Testament is more like the fallout from a vast explosion, a radioactive fallout which is not lethal but life-giving.

Leslie Newbigin

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables	Central European	Salads, Ethnic	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Red potatoes
1/3	c	Finely chopped onion
2	tb	Diced dill pickle
1	ts	Caraway seeds
1	ts	Paprika, hot Hungarian preferred
1 1/2	tb	Spicy brown mustard
1 1/2	tb	Dijon-style mustard
1	tb	Lemon juice
1/2	tb	Vinegar, sherry vinegar preferred
1/3	c	Vegetable oil
1/2	ts	Salt or more to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut potatoes in half and steam or boil until tender but still firm,
about 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine onion, dill pickle, caraway seeds, paprika
and both mustards. Using a whisk, stir in lemon juice and vinegar, then
stir in oil. Add salt, taste and correct seasoning as desired.
3. Peel cooked potatoes, cut into medium cubes or small slices and
immediately combine with dressing in the bowl. Set aside until serving,
preferably at room temperature.
4. Serve with cold cuts, sausages or frankfurters. If desired, dice cold
cuts and mix into salad or add 1/2 cup diced cooked pork shank (see
previous recipe).
Recipe from William Rice, Chicago Tribune 4/3/94.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #644 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@prodigy.net> on
Jun 11, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus is faithful. Who can you trust so fully?”

Do you want to go to heaven? I mean, do you really want to go to heaven? Let’s remember that heaven is a place of perfect holiness. That means as we delight in beholding God’s glory now, it is as if we are, 2 Corinthians 3:18, “beholding [Him] as if in a mirror.” Heaven will be direct exposure to the fullness of His glory. Why there and not here? Because we still have sin. Yet the split second Christians die, they are instantly transformed to be as righteous as Christ. Now we are declared as perfectly righteous as Christ. Then we will be made as perfectly righteous as Christ. If you are in Christ, this will be your state into all of eternity. Therefore I have to make the two following conclusions: One, we can think of our time here on earth as we are being made more holy like God only as preparation for our future existence with Him. And two, if you really want to go to heaven and be as holy as God throughout all of eternity, isn’t it safe to assume you’d desire it right now as well?

Randy Smith