We will be looking at what the Bible says about all this next month.
This week, we are going to look at food - what the Bible says about it and what some experts say about nutrition. We need to start with a definition of food from the Zondervan Bible Dictionary:
...nutritive material taken into a living organism to sustain life, to promote growth and the repair of tissues, and to give energy for the vital processes.
Let's look at the Biblical history of food. Genesis 1:29 says, Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. So, Adam and Eve ate fruit, vegetables, grains, nuts and grasses. And they ate them raw. People didn't eat meat until after the flood when God told Noah in Genesis 9:3-4, Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
Then, Leviticus records God making a distinction between clean and unclean food for His chosen people, the Israelites. These food laws were for the purpose of setting this people apart from other people. Scholars also believe God had sanitary reasons for some of the food laws. The second chapter of Daniel tells the story of four young captive Jewish boys who followed the dietary laws of their home country even though they were offered the best food of Babylon.
In Acts 10:1-35 we read the account of a vision God gave Peter in which he saw a sheet come down from heaven filled with all kinds of animals. He was hungry and God told him to kill something and eat. Peter balked saying that he had never eaten anything unclean. God told him, Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.
Now, I don't know if that was God giving Peter permission to eat unclean animals or not. What I do know is that right after he had that vision, some Gentiles came to the house where he was staying to get Peter to go to speak to Cornelius the centurion. Peter went and said to the crowd that was gathered there, You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. So, did the vision have anything to do with food? I don't know, but God definitely used food to speak to Peter. Interesting...
Craft
I was at JoAnne Fabics today scoping out some material for valances when I saw that grommets are on sale. (They are having a really good sale this week). So, I bought two packages of grommets for $16.86 to put in my guest room curtains - one package for each panel. They are difficult to open and close and grommets would solve that problem. So, I thought I would show you just how simple it is to put grommets in ready made curtains.
Step One - I took the curtains off the rod and ironed the wrinkles out of the rod pocket so I had a flat surface. Then I took the grommets out of the package. (There are eight with ridges on the back and eight with teeth on the back). I positioned them on the top part of the curtain panel and used a sewing ruler to get them spaced evenly apart and the same distance from the top of the curtain panel. (The end grommets are one inch from the edge of the panel).
Step Two - I used the plastic stencil that comes with the grommets to draw circles where each grommet would go. Because of the fabric, I had to use a sharpie so I could see the circle. It's a good idea to place a pin in between each circle to keep the fabric from shifting.
Step Three - I used small sharp scissors to cut each hole. It's very important to cut a hole, then put each grommet in before you cut another hole. To put the grommet in, place the side with the ridges underneath the hole in the curtain panel. Using your finger, make sure the fabric around the hole is under the lip of the grommet. Then place the side with the teeth on top of the hole. Pushing down on the grommet with the palm of your hand, apply pressure until you hear the grommet snap. If it is done right, there will be no gap where the two sides of the grommet come together in the middle of the hole. If there is a gap, use a small flat-head screwdriver to carefully pry it apart and try again.
Repeat until you have all eight grommets in place. Remove the straight pins.
Step Four - The second curtain panel is even easier because you will just place the panel with the grommets over the panel without the grommets. Using the sharpie, mark the center of each grommet hole. Remove the panel with the grommets. Using the sewing ruler and the stencil, draw the circles, making sure each center is the same distance from the top of the panel.
Cut the circles, apply the grommets, then remove the pins.
Step Five - Hang the curtains back on the rod, making sure that the edges of each panel are back towards the window. Make even neat folds and secure them at the bottom of each panel with clothes pins and then in several places up the front. I will leave the clothes pins on for several days so the curtains will look neat and tidy. They are a little short, so I may let the hem down a bit after the folds are set.
They look so much better and are easier to open and close. By the way, I got these room darkening curtains for $10 on clearance at Walmart. What a deal!
Today's Recipe - Hobo Potatoes
Nicki Rubin
6-8 medium potatoes
1 large onion
1 stick butter
salt and pepper or Herbamare
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice the potatoes and onion thinly using a food processor or a mandolin. Layer the potatoes and onion slices in a sprayed casserole. Melt the butter then stir the salt and pepper or Herbamare into the butter. Pour the butter mixture over the potatoes and onions. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve 6.
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