Eating Animal Fat
In ancient days, animal fats were prized. The visceral fats were burned in the temple. But the eating of animal fat as part of a meal was still permitted.
Seven days you shall eat Unleavened Bread
Was the eating of bread mandatory for Jewish people? Or optional? The Bible seems to say it is mandatory. But what if they are gluten-intolerant?
My Dietary Experiment in England
While I was living in England, I tried the diet of Mohandas K. Gandhi. I lived on fruit and nuts for a month.
Why Be a Vegetarian? – a Haiku poem
I wrote this Haiku poem after reading that Daniel the Prophet lived as a vegetarian.
Full Stomach & Prayer – a Haiku poem
I wrote this Haiku poem after an arid session of Contemplative Prayer.
Sweet Victory at a Remote Village in India
[Adventures in Faith: India; 1991] My friends and I went on an overnight outreach journey. We brought no money and no supplies. We helped the people we met. It went well, but we all got sick.
A homeless man, or an Angel of God?
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; the late 1980s] While traveling to a Pentecostal church in Osaka, I met a homeless man. He offered me food and drink. He may have been an angel of God.
Food and Clothing
Most Christians are as materialistic as anybody else. But the Bible calls us to be content with food and clothing.
Eating Bread from Heaven
There were times when the LORD God fed his people with bread from heaven. It was not “the Eucharist.” Rather, it was a miraculous provision that kept them alive.
The Bible’s original diet
In the beginning, when we humans walked in the Garden of Eden, what did the LORD God command us to eat? The Bible’s answer may surprise you.