Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going — Proverbs 14:15 With Covid-19 (and lockdowns, recession, riots, and election chaos) dominating our year, it was fitting and proper to ask if there was a word from the Lord. We have spent much of the year looking at this very topic, with things like prosperity in crisis, be strong in the Lord, prophetic time and signs, and courage. To these we add another wonderful word: prudence . Those who exercise this quality are called prudent . The word ‘ prudence’ is used 3 times in the Bible, and ‘ prudent’ 24 times. It comes from the Hebrew word aruwn, meaning ‘ subtle, shrewd, sensible, demonstrating preparation and care for the future .’   In short, the prudent person understands the nature of today and starts to prepare for tomorrow. For example, if you bulk buy necessary things during a crisis, you are considered a selfish hoarder. If you anticipate the shortage and store away in the good times, l...

This buttery rice with golden noodles makes a wonderful addition to any dish. Makes 6 cups 3 cups short grain rice 1/2 cup butter Stock or stock cubes 1/2 cup egg noodles, broken up 1               Wash the rice and soak it for a least an hour, or 2 or overnight. The longer, the better. It will be more nutritious, too; 2               Melt the butter in the pot. Make sure the heat is not too high or it will burn. Lightly brown the broken egg noodles until golden 3               Quickly add the drained rice into the pot and stir until nicely coated with the butter and noodle mixture, add salt as desired and stir again. 4               Add cold stock or water (with stock cubes) until it is 2 cm ab...

We have been serving this stir-fry style dish for years and it always hits a home run. Ingredients 2 T. oil (coconut, peanut, olive oil, or some other healthy oil) 1 onion, chopped finely 2-3 cloves of garlic 1-2 carrots, grated or chopped small 3 celery ribs, chopped finely 500 to 750 grams of mince (ground) meat: beef, chicken breast, or turkey 1/2 cup of rice, preferably long-grain (basmati, jasmine, or similar) 2 chicken stock cubes or a packet of dry chicken noodle soup 2 cups of liquid chicken stock 2 T. curry powder 1 cup water 1/2 cabbage, cored and shredded 1-2 spring (green) onions for garnish (optional) Directions 1.     Heat a wok or frying pan with oil, using medium to high heat. Pan fry onions, garlic, carrots and celery for 3 minutes. Add meat and cook for 5 minutes, making sure the mince is broken up. Drain excess fat. 2.     To this mixture add rice, stock cubes/soup mix, liquid chicken stock,...