Stewed Gingered Rhubarb With Vanilla Ice Cream

In the climate of our modern church, it is essential for us to realize that God’s Word is the central gift Christ gives to the church. The major gifts of the New Testament era were given either to write that word (apostles), apply it (prophets) or teach it (pastors and teachers). Whenever we dislocate our own spiritual gift from this anchor we begin to flounder in a sea of instability. We must see to it that our gifts are fed on the teaching of Holy Scripture, so that they grow strong and are channeled in the right direction, and so bring glory to Christ.

Sinclair Ferguson

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Import, New, Text	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Butter
1	T	Grated peeled fresh ginger
1 1/4	lb	Fresh rhubarb, trimmed cut
		into 1/2 inch pieces
1	c	Water
1/2	c	Sugar
1	T	Fresh lemon juice
		Vanilla ice cream
		Fresh mint

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Add ginger
and rhubarb, and saute 2 minutes. Add water, sugar and lemon juice.
Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until rhubarb is very tender,
stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool
slightly. Scoop ice cream into glass dishes. Spoon warm rhubarb over.
Garnish with mint and serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings Copyright,
1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved 11/4/96 show Recipe
By     : TOO HOT TAMALES #6306  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #279
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 05:39:09 -0600  From: Pat Asher <[email protected]>

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 385 Calories From Fat: 151 Total Fat: 17g Cholesterol: 58.8mg Sodium: 88.2mg Potassium: 622.8mg Carbohydrates: 55.4g Fiber: 3.3g Sugar: 47.6g Protein: 4.9g

Since we believe in the resurrection of the body, we do not see a corpse as garbage. From the time of our earliest ancestors in the faith, we have buried our dead, committing them to the earth from which they came with the conviction that they will one day be summoned from it once more. The image of sleep is useful—not because the dead are unconscious but because they will one day be awakened. God deems as faith Joseph committing his bones to his brothers for future transport into the land of promise. In the same way the act of burial is a testimony of the entire community to the resurrection of the body. Cremation is a horrifying testimony of the burning up of the flesh and bones, a testimony that is decidedly pagan in both origin and in practice. Of course, God can resurrect a cremated Christian (or a Christian torn to pieces by lions, etc.), but how we deal with the body of a Christian teaches us - and the watching world - what we really believe about the gospel. Cremation ought then to be shunned by those who hope in Christ.

Russell Moore