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It was my turn to bring treats to my morning Bible study class today. It was not an exercise in healthy eating. There was no time for me to bake this week, so I zipped over to Wal-Mart after the kids were tucked in last night. Wal-Mart and I have had a tumultuous relationship, but they do manage to pull off some fine baked goods. I filled the cart with an assortment of suitable coffeecake sorts of things, left it in the car for delivery to the "Early Risers" and mission accomplished. I did not buy the heavily frosted doughnuts. I did not offer the sweet rolls nor did I provide a tray of sticky buns. (Of course, those would have been welcomed enthusiastically.) I also didn't provide any fruit or granola mix or whatever else could possibly pass for a healthy breakfast in a church setting. I had just purchased an ample amount of food for my own family's meals earlier in the day and I didn't have the budget to do an entire buffet for the dear people of God. For the love all things Holy, and I do mean that reverently, how do people feed other people in a church healthfully? It is mighty impossible to attend or bring food to a church function and have it be a dish that doesn't cause one's arteries to loose just a little bit more functioning. Everyone who has spent any time in a church basement or fellowship hall knows that people gathered together in such a setting eat well -- as in there's never a shortage of food. It's not necessarily the sort of food that would make a dietitian or nutritionist smile, though. Even during Lent, when many are, in theory, cutting back -- my word! -- the sweets tables are as bountiful as ever.
All just observations, though!
"Therefore let no one pass judgement on you in questions of food and drink..." -- Colossians 2:16
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