A view from the outside?

Here is another good dose of “food for thought” from author Dan Kimball:

In his book “They Like Jesus But Not the Church”, Kimball questions out loud if people who are connected to the church are also remaining connected to the “outside” world. He wonders if we follow our charge as people of God to be an “everybody church, everywhere”, if we are a people that regularly journey with people who do not identify themselves as Christians? Here are some great questions to ask:

Am I numb or neutral toward people outside the church?

Do I intercede daily for people outside the church?

Who am I praying for now who is not a Christian?

When’s the last time I had coffee or dinner or gone to a movie and hung out with someone who is not a Christian?

How did you do? Are you engaging in the culture that surrounds you or are you remaining insulated in our own comfortable environment? How comfortable are you with doing something about it?

Green tip of the week: What's the probability your supermarket plums are genetically modified?
The BitePlum dandy (um, pretty high). But we'll help you crunch the numbers: the little stickers on fruits and veggies have digits that let you know whether they're conventionally grown or organic, and if they're genetically modified (GM).
The Benefits
· Better odds for your body. GM foods have been in stores only since the 1990s, so we don't know the long-term health risks, and in a 1998 EPA sampling, 29% of the foods tested contained detectable pesticides.
· Less of an eco-gamble. Scientists are concerned that GMOs will reduce biodiversity.
· Winning the taste-bud lottery. Foodies all over the world agree that the range of possible flavors is greater when we just let Mother Nature do her thing.

Wanna Try? Look for the labels stuck on your fruits and veggies:
· A four-digit number means it's conventionally grown.
· A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it's organic.
· A five-digit number beginning with 8 means it's GM.