Results

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, as much as 50 percent of postharvest food grains will never be eaten simply because of spoilage and improper storage. The developing world loses 50 percent of its food supply because people aren’t looking…

Instead of hauling the food left over after Super Bowl LIV to a landfill, over 30,000 pounds of food was used to feed the hungry people in South Florida. NFL Green organizers partnered with food recovery charities like Food Rescue US to make sure the uneaten food from Hard Rock Stadium was given to local…

Old outdated donations are regular at The Cardiff Food Bank in Wales. One recently received was unusual. It was a can of kidney soup that was at least 46 years old. The price tag on the top of the can was in money that the UK discontinued in 1971 and the maker of the soup, Heinze, said they stopped making…

Recently, some 20,000 people were evacuated from an area of Cologne, Germany, while authorities removed a 1-ton bomb that had been discovered during construction work. The bomb was leftover from the bombing of Germany by the allies during WWII. Just a few years earlier another 20,000 people in Dortmund…

A restaurant in the St. Louis area is trying a new concept for eating establishment, eat, and then pay what you want. The Panera Corporation decided to convert the restaurant with the idea of helping feed the needy and raising money for other charitable work. Founder and Chairman Ronald Shaich said the…

In Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a relentless God, Francis Chan writes “The priests of Malachi’s day thought their sacrifices were sufficient. They had spotless animals but chose to keep those for themselves and give their less desirable animals to God. They assumed God was pleased because they had sacrificed…

Decapolis -- 10 pagan (hellenistic) cities around Sea of Galilee. Tradition states that they were pagans driven out by Joshua (he drove out seven nations - Joshua 3:10; Acts 13:19). Numbers were important to Jewish culture. At the feeding of 5000, there were 12 baskets of leftovers, maybe symbolizing…

Leftovers There is some food that I like piping hot straight from the oven. Every now and then I catch the line at Chipotle just right where they pour fresh chicken into the pan right as it is time to make my burrito. Now I like their burritos no matter how long that chicken has been in the pan, but…

Christmas Rip off A loud knock on the door interrupted our play. We'd finished opening our presents, visiting our relatives, eating our Christmas dinner and were enjoying some time with our preschool children. "Hello, can I help you?" I asked. "Yes," she said with a tone of desperation, "your next door…

TIMING IS EVERYTHING 1st Chronicles 12:32 and of the sons of Issachar, having understanding of the times, to know what Israel should do. Their heads were two hundred, and all their brothers were at their command. Timing can be defined as a moment in time of decision making, or it may be the ability to…

NEW YEAR ABC News anchor Peter Jennings said, "It's not possible to simply celebrate this New Year's Eve, there's also a need to reflect." —USA Today, Dec. 28, 2001, p. 1 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson There is a need to reflect this year. Certainly we need to reflect upon the events of 9-11 that Jennings…

Cole writes his mom and dad from scout camp Dear Mom and Dad, Out scout master told us to write in case you saw the flood on TV, because he said that you might be worried. Don’t worry, we’re OK! Only one of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us drowned because we were up…

Stewardship, Firstfruits In his book Vital Truths to Shape Your Life (Tyndale), Stuart Briscoe talks about the concept of "firstfruits," as in Proverbs 3:9 -- "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops." Briscoe says: "Those for whom these Proverbs were originally written…

The Widow’s Mite A friend gave me this copper coin as a present. It is called a lepta or a mite. It was made about 75 years before Jesus was born, but it was the kind of coin that was still being used during Jesus’ time. Listen to what Jesus had to say: Luke 21:1-4 (NASB95) 1 And He looked up and saw…

Dear Mom, Our scoutmaster told us all write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened. Oh yes, please call Chad's…

Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. From the television show The Wonder Years A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen. Edward de Bono Every man's memory is his private literature. Aldous Huxley…

THE CREATION OF MOTHERS by Erma Bombeck When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And the Lord said, "Have you read the specs on this order? She has to be completely washable,…

Proverbs 31:10-31 Here's a story Erma Bombeck told about how God created Mothers. When the good Lord was creating mothers He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around this one." And the Lord said, "Have you read the specs on this order?…

Lechem - Bread by Josa Bivin1 "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 When Richard and Lucinda (our volunteer workers) first came to Israel, they noticed plastic sacks containing pieces of bread hanging from the sides of the trash containers…

parables, etc. "... he did not speak to them without a parable" Jesus Mark 4:34 R.S.V. a monthly resource letter for pastors/teachers/speakers Volume 8, Number 1 March / 1988 IMVESTING LOVE Miss Thompson was a conscientious teacher who tried to treat all her students the same. There was one little boy,…

A little boy and girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “Sleep in heavenly beans.” “No,” his sister corrected, “not beans, peas.” [1] The people of that time were being heavily taxed, and faced every prospect…