Some Food for Thought

Food, glorious food!

Some eat to live! Others, live to eat!

I thought it would be enlightening and interesting to consider some of the sayings of wise individuals on the topic of food.

“He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise.” Henry David Thoreau

Flaming hot salsa in a Restaurant in Mexico

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” George Bernard Shaw

Wynn Hotel Buffet in Vegas

“I am not a glutton — I am an explorer of food.” Erma Bombeck

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. You are like a pebble thrown into water; you become wet on the surface, but are never part of the water.” James Albert Michener


“Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing.” Walt Kelly

“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” Mark Twain

It is said; “you are what you eat!” In this health conscious generation, more people are eating healthy and even counting calories. In the biblical context, food consumption is related to Paul’s “becoming all things to all man” philosophy of ministry.

“Peter went up to the flat roof to pray. It was noon, and he was hungry. But while lunch was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners. In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds. Then a voice said to him, ‘Get up Peter; kill and eat.’ The voice spoke again, ‘If God says something is acceptable, don’t say it isn’t.’ The same vision was repeated three times.” Acts 10:10-15

God used food to break cultural and race barriers - This was the beginning of the cross-cultural, multi-ethnic church!