bierkergaard

I was just reading the Bible for a bit and I got to thinking. There is this new film out called "Julie and Julia" about some woman (Julie) who finds a sense of meaning in cooking all of Julia Child's recipes in her book about french cooking in a year. Now, don't get me wrong...I love food. And my wife is a food critic. I enjoy many a good meal because of her gig. But, compared to the recipes of Julia Child, how much more does God's word provide meaning and purpose? How about reading the whole Bible in a year...not some Cliff Note version which cuts out large swaths of the Old Testament...the Levitical laws, the history, the genealogies. We ask ourselves, why did God ordain man to include all of this stuff in the Bible? Could He just given us a Hamburger Hostage (er, Helper) recipe of "You are a sinner, Christ dies for you, you should live for him." No, God must provide a history...break it down...His Story. All of the ingredients season the Biblical stew...

I have been on a kick of reducing my caloric intake. Fortunately, coffee (unlike beer) is calorie free if one drinks it straight black (as I do). I am trying to adhere to the principles of the South Beach Diet where the first phase of the diet is to strictly reduce the Carbs to under 25 grams a day. After switching the body over to the fat burning mode to reduce one's weight to the desired level, one can reintroduce good Carbs (non-refined...think white) back into the diet. The Adkins Diet espouses some of the same principles but generally advises to stay away from all Carbs in general (which is unhealthy in my book). Carbs are the gas in the body. No Carbs, no gas. But as long as one has layers of fat to lose, fat is excellent fuel. The South Beach Diet generally works for me but I have to watch dropping the weight only to put it back on through all those tempting refined Carbs that the American food industry peddles like crack.