OK, friends, it’s about 100 degrees where I am today, and it’s just too darn hot to think about making soup. So, as we move into the summer months, Soup on Saturdays may sometimes have something other than soup. Forgive me in advance, but I don’t want to change the catchy page title. 🙂
Just a reminder, lentils are highly nutritional, and you get the added benefit of a healthy dose of vegetarian protein.
Here’s another guest post from my friend Todd Burrier, who is always looking for ways to support people’s good health. He blogs at toddburrier.com. Todd’s post below is a reminder that learning all the facts about nutrition and not just going with what the marketers tell us is critical to our long-term health.
I’m just wrapping up my first month without television. Am I feeling deprived? Not in the least.
I’ll admit, the first week was a little tough. Before I go to work, I usually try and catch about 30 minutes of the Today Show. On the weekends, I’d enjoy a bit of Fox and Friends. Then there was an occasional college football or Orioles game. And I’d have to throw Top Chef in there. No more.
Let us hold fast to our profession of faith without wavering (Hebrews 10:23)
We don’t use the expression hold fast much anymore. In the original Greek, hold fast meant not only to embrace, but to embrace with such force as if someone was trying to take something from you. In other words, you’ve got to hold on with a firm grip or you’re going to lose it. In the passage above, St. Paul reminds us that we must hold fast to our profession of faith.
My men’s fellowship group has been meeting on Sunday nights for about two months now. Last night, we decided that we wouldn’t focus on our book study, but instead concentrate on getting to know one another better. It was a good choice, and yes, there was plenty of food available. 🙂
As we talked, I came to realize something. Most of us are so caught up in all the troubles we seem to face every day, we’re losing sight of the importance of taking time for others.
Last weekend, I ventured out to a local institution called Baugher’s. Initially a 60 acre farm, now Baugher’s has morphed into a restaurant, market, and nursery. Because of all the chain stores and restaurants that have popped up in our area, this 100-year-old establishment is struggling.
I was there to buy a pie, which are also famous in these parts, and ended up with a bunch of very ripe, on-the-vine tomatoes. Since my tomato plants are only just now in flower, it will be many weeks before I’ll be able to eat my own.
The one’s from Baugher’s must have come up from Florida, and usually, I don’t take a risk with store-bought tomatoes, which generally have no taste. Not these. They packed tons of flavor, and I was glad I bought them. Since they were so ripe, I needed to do something with them quickly, so used up some other veggies I had on hand, and the result was this soup. Enjoy 🙂
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24The dog got me up extra early this morning, and as I let her out to do her business, I could see that we had the beginnings of a beautiful day.
The sun was nowhere close to being up yet, but it wasn’t dark either. The air was warm and there was a nice breeze blowing. I got my coffee and sat on my patio, thinking about the day ahead.
In my day job, I have the wonderful opportunity to work with a lot of young people. Some I lose contact with when they get older, others continue to connect over the years and friendships develop. Today’s guest post is from John Michaels, recently graduated from college and filled with great ideas on how to tackle the world.
John has also become a friend, and it’s a lot of fun to bounce ideas/concepts/dreams off one another. He just started his blog, Better Than Getting By, and I know his posts will give you plenty to think about. Please check it out.