Sweet-sour Kabobs – We Love God!

Sin comes to us, taps us on the shoulder or tugs at our shirttail and whispers in our ear: “You deserve better than what God has provided. He’s holding out on you. You deserve to feel good about yourself. I’ll affirm you in a way no one else can. Why live in misery any longer? Come to me. I’ll give you a sense of power you’ve never known before. I’ll expand your influence. I’ll fill your heart with a sense of accomplishment. I’ll nourish your soul. You’ve never had a physical rush like the one I’ve got in store for you. Obeying God is boring. It’s a pain. He’s always telling you to do stuff that’s difficult and burdensome and inconvenient or ordering you to forsake the few things that really bring you happiness. Come on. You’ve only got one life. Obedience is ugly. My way is fun. My way feels good.”

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables		Ground beef, Main dish, Meatballs, Meats, Vegetables	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Ground Beef
1	T	Soy Sauce
14 1/2	oz	Pineapple, Sliced 1 Cn
2	T	Brown Sugar
2	T	Vinegar
2	T	Soy Sauce
2	T	Cornstarch
4		Green Onions, *
1		Green Pepper, Sm. **
12		Cherry Tomatoes

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the green onions into 2-inch pieces. **   Cut the green pepper
into 1-inch pieces after seeding. Drain the pineapple slices and
reserve the syrup for later use in the recipe.  Mix the meat and the  1
TBLS of soy sauce.  Shape the mixture into 36 meatballs.  Place the
meatballs in a glass bowl or plastic bag.  Mix the reserved pineapple
syrup, the brown sugar, vinegar, and 2 TBLS of soy sauce until the
sugar is dissolved. Pour over the meatballs and refrigerate for at
least 3 hours. Drain the marinade from the meatballs into a small
saucepan, stir in the cornstarch. Cook, stirring constantly, until  the
mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir for 1 minute.  Remove  the
sauce from the heat and set aside. Cut the pineapple slices into
quarters.  On each of 6 12-inch metal skewers alternate 6 meatballs
with pineapple and vegetables. Brush the kabobs with part of the
sauce.  Set the oven control at broil and/or 550 degrees F. Broil
kabobs 4-inches from the heat to the desired doneness, about 15 to 20
minutes.  Brush occasionally with the sauce and gently push with a
fork to turn.

A Message from our Provider:

“The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 366 Calories From Fat: 221 Total Fat: 23.9g Cholesterol: 85.1mg Sodium: 361.6mg Potassium: 677.8mg Carbohydrates: 15.1g Fiber: 1.9g Sugar: 4.7g Protein: 21.9g

I always find it so amazing when you allow people to present their religious conviction, or we could say, “their worldview.' In other words, what helps them believe they will have a successful life after death or what gives them hope, strength and happiness? Often, they come up with some customized cocktail personally created composed of conversations and experiences they have picked up along the way. Take a few marvel movies. Add a memorable talk with the bartender after the night club closed. Sprinkle in some new age reasoning. Add a pinch of Confucius. Take some of the current talking points from 'The View.' Insert a splash of your own intuition and there you go! A customized worldview, one that everyone in the history of humanity has missed, but they are absolutely certain they are correct, and they are willing to base their life and eternity on it.

Randy Smith