Name: Spicy Black Eyed Pea Soup
Ingredients: -----ROBBIE SHELTON - XXXJ77A-----; 5 Bacon slices; small pieces; 2 tb Jalapenos; finely chopped; 1 Garlic Clove; minced; 1 pn Black Pepper; freshly ground; 2 Beef Bouillon Cubes; 3 c Swiss or Cheddar Chs; grated; 1 c Onion; chopped; 2 c Tomatoes; chopped; 1 pn Salt; 3 c Water; 4 cn Black-eyed Peas*; drained

As a general rule, parents who follow biblical principles in bringing up their children will see a positive effect on the character of their children. From a purely statistical point of view, children who grow up in Christ-honoring homes are more likely to remain faithful to Christ in adulthood than kids growing up in homes where the parents dishonor the Lord. The truism of Proverbs 22:6 does apply. We’re certainly not to think that God’s sovereignty in salvation means the way we raise our kids is immaterial. God often uses faithful parents as instruments in the salvation of children.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Swiss	Soups	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		—–ROBBIE SHELTON – XXXJ77A—–
5		Bacon slices; small pieces
2	tb	Jalapenos; finely chopped
1		Garlic Clove; minced
1	pn	Black Pepper; freshly ground
2		Beef Bouillon Cubes
3	c	Swiss or Cheddar Chs; grated
1	c	Onion; chopped
2	c	Tomatoes; chopped
1	pn	Salt
3	c	Water
4	cn	Black-eyed Peas*; drained

INSTRUCTIONS

*Use 15.8 ounce cans of black-eyed peas. Saute bacon in large saucepan
until lightly browned. Add onion, jalapenos, tomatoes, garlic, salt and
pepper to bacon drippings; saute 5 minutes. Add water and bouillon,
dissolving the cubes in the mixture. Add peas to bouillon mixture. Add
cheese and simmer gently until cheese is melted.
Source: The Black-Eyed Pea restaurant in Houston, Texas.
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by Nancy Berry
<nlberry@prodigy.net> on Jul 29, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. #Charles Spurgeon”

In a word, [Paul] is calling for some spiritual sweat (1 Timothy 4:7)! Just as the athletes discarded everything and competed gumnos – free from everything that could possibly burden them – so we must get rid of every encumbrance, every association, habit, and tendency which impedes godliness. If we are to excel, we must strip ourselves to a lean, spiritual nakedness. The writer of Hebrews explains it like this: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1). Men, we will never get anywhere spiritually without a conscious divestment of the things that are holding us back. What things are weighing you down? The call to discipline demands that you throw it off. Are you man enough?

Kent Hughes