Recipes from Biblical Times

Chef Whitt (E.M. Whittington) presents "Recipes from Biblical Times." He speaks of a Persian banquet related in the book of Esther which lasted 100 days! The recipes he lists on this page are: Lamb Stew with Figs and Wine; Raisin Cake; Rose Apple Salad; Barley Cakes; Date Syrup; Broiled Fish with Honeycomb; Whole Baked Onions; Chicken Braised with Spinach and Prunes.

http://www.chefwhitt.com/index_files/Page706.htm

Christian Chefs Fellowship

The Christian Chefs Fellowship was started in 1997 by students at The Culinary Institute of America. Their website (http://www.christianchefs.org/) includes job listings, a culinary academy, recipes, and message boards.

The director of the fellowship is Ira Krizo, who is profiled in "Not Iron Chef, Christian Chef!" at http://www.christianchefs.org/about/news/encountersclip.pdf

What Is That in Your Hand?

"And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent: and Moses fled from before it." Exodus 4:2-3

Moses was carrying a rod used to lean on while walking, to steady oneself while climbing a hill, and to steer sheep in the way they should go. He used it in making his daily living but it was just a stick. God said to throw it down, basically meaning "give it to me." In God's hands it became a snake, made water come out of a rock, and cut a walking path for the Israelites through the Red Sea.

God wants us to give Him what we have and let Him use it. Moses' rod was basically his means of occupation. We can do the same with ours. The seventeenth century lay Carmelite brother, Brother Lawrence. was a cook and shoe repairer who attracted worldwide attention because of his insistence on living a Christ-filled life, cooking for Christ and repairing shoes for Christ. He turned his occupations into a witness.

We may be prevented by employer policy from "proselytizing" at work but we can provide a witness by our competence, honesty, diligence, and perseverance. Christians should stand out as different. We really are different.