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We’d probably all love to hear what hopes, joys, challenges and gratitude you are experiencing this Holiday Season. Please comment below, right now, and I’ll pull a few together and add my own in an article shortly. For me, my one and only desire is to do the will of God. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah,…

There, in the undercurrent of everything, is Spirit. There, behind you, is the Playful One. There, above, below, and deep inside is the Powerful Force. Therein, even in the darkest problems, the most extreme pain and suffering, lies the Divine. There, in that surrender of your self-hatred, your excess fat, even your lack of energy,…

Trust in God in all matters, especially your health and habits, and you will see that you needn’t worry about anything. Real, unsolvable problems only occur when you are not allied with God in all aspects of your life. Give God your weight problems. Go ahead, don’t be afraid. Rely on God 100%, and be…

“How do people, whose hearts and minds have been wounded by violence, come to feel and know the redemptive power of God’s grace?”  That is the central question and mission of Serene Jones’s “Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World,” a new book from Westminster John Knox Press. Why do I recommend this book…

I just love the comment that someone posted a few days ago, in response to How to Curb Your Appetite.  I reprint it below, as the “Comment of the Week.” This week I’ve posted a lot on family history, genes, materialism, making lower-fat hamburgers, and Christmas memories – I guess they’re all a prelude to…

That’s a very easy, straightforward concept, isn’t it?  If something that is not good for you is not easy to get, you are less likely to think of it, or eat it.  If the bad stuff is not in your mind, you are less likely to seek it out.  This is the big secret of…

Scientists and dietitians have told us for decades that overweight is a simple equation: calories-in balanced with calories-out.  Now, there may be another factor on obesity: your genetic disposition towards a particular kind of bacteria in your intestines and colon. An article in last month’s Time Magazine by Alice Park sheds some light on the…

We went to a Christmas tree farm way out in the country this weekend, hiked up the side of a mountain, trudged through snow drifts, got wet socks, argued about which tree was best, and finally came to a resolution and started cutting. Through the snowy roads with sleet falling the tree rode atop our…

Here’s how to make a hamburger that is lower in fat, but high in flavor.  Please watch! Not that I personally eat a lot of red meat, or hamburgers, but when I do, I want it to be as low in fat as possible, don’t you? ***Coming January 4th, a whole new weight loss program…

Turns out, our family already has plenty.  We don’t need much more for the holidays.  So why spend a lot of money and buy more “stuff?”  I think we should spend less money, use what we have, be less “materially oriented,” and make the holidays about what they’re really about – praising God for our…
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