peanut stew

Day 102

I visited Africa for a couple hours last night with a classmate and her family. It was lovely to find a homey place at The African Hut in downtown Milwaukee, away from this wintry intrusion into early spring. Our waiter was apparently also the owner; a laid-back Nigerian whose English twirled gracefully from his lips as he told us what we would like to eat if our original choice seemed unsuitable.

My dish took me back to a meal I’d eaten in Uganda: the tasty rice, the thick savory peanuty gravy, the tender chicken. OK, the chicken last night was a lot more tender.

The service was slow, the atmosphere relaxed and inordinately hospitable by American standards. We even received a free dessert to share, brought out with a cheery “Happy Easter!”

The first step outside afterwards reminded me of where I really was, but for those couple of hours, it sure felt like Africa. 

It sure felt like home.

Onward.

Spiritual Vitamins for Believers, Part 13

1. My inward man is being renewed day by day (2 Cor. 4:16).
2. I have put on Christ (Gal. 3:27).
3. I am not of the world (John 17:14,16).
4. The world is crucified unto me (Gal. 6:14).
5. I am crucified unto the world (Gal. 6:14).
6. I am separated unto the gospel of God (Rom. 1:1).
7. I am set apart and sanctified in Christ Jesus (1 Cor. 1:2; 6:11; Heb. 10:10; Jude 1).
8. I am holy (Col. 3:12; Heb. 3:1; 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 20:6).
9. I am clothed in His righteousness (Rev. 19:8).
10. I am a saint (1 Cor. 1:2; Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:2; Rom. 1:7).