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Sep 18 2008
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Faith, Scripture

Jesus Wants to Save Me from Covetousness

Proverbs 30: 7-9
Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me,
lest I be full and deny you
and say, “Who is the LORD?”
or lest I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.

What a brave prayer this man prays. How many would honestly pray against riches? How many would dare pray for “just enough” ? The man says: “Only let me have my daily bread. I don’t want wealth but I too do not wish to starve.” This sort of request, so alien in our material times, is placed on par with Veritas. Yearn to be truthful and yearn for integrity. In the same manner, yearn to acknowledge and depend on God for every thing.

Sep 10 2008
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Art, Scripture

Wine, Oysters, Finer Things

Ecclesiastes 2
I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life.

I admit. I’ve been watching quite a bit of Food Network lately. Perhaps this encouraged me, on a couple of instances, to browse the “Wines” section of Barnes & Noble. I want my eyes opened to the subtle art of food and wine pairing. Do some wines really enhance or diminish umami of some foods? I crave the truth. More than that, I crave the impartation of this knowledge through personal experience. It’s not enough just to have culinary experts attempt to teach me.

Then today I happened to notice myself Googling “oysters,” “how to enjoy oysters” and “what do oysters taste like.” A budding interest in the finer things of life. I find this very peculiar. I have never seriously eaten an oyster, yet the thought of popping a slimy, raw piece of ocean meat now woos salivation. Sweets and intense sensations seem to tantalize me less by the hour.

Why is this happening? I’m 23 years old. Is this normal?

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