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The Bible as Cookbook: The recipe for a Good Life

Yesterday was Life Tabernacle's Sunday for having the church service at the JDC. My daughter Kimberly, who is involved with juveniles, had asked me Saturday what I spoke on when I spoke before the young people in the Juvenile Detention Center. Here's my notes from my talk yesterday afternoon. I thought I would share them with her, and with you: When I was young, maybe 8 or 9 years old, my mother bought me a cookbook. I don’t know why she did this. I don’t remember being especially interested in cooking before that time, but for whatever motherly reason, she bought me a little cookbook for kids. . . it contained very basic recipes. If I remember one of the recipes was for ‘pigs in a blanket’. Maybe you've had them. . .you just wrap hot dogs up in crescent rolls and bake them in the oven for fifteen or twenty minutes. I remember recipes for simple spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, and I think I remember a recipe for pancakes among others. This influenced me, for today I lo