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2011-10-24T05:00:36-04:00

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Injustice of Biblical Proportions

Last updated on: October 24, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

The world was supposed to end last Friday, did you know? It’s funny how most of the folks who are obsessed with Biblical prophecy are only obsessed with a very narrow slice of Biblical prophecy. Contrary to what you’d think, the books belonging to the category of “prophets” have more to say against injustice toward society’s most vulnerable than anything apocalyptic, eschatological, or millenial. (Which is maybe why, as a recent survey suggests, frequent Bible reading can make you more... Read more

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2011-10-23T05:00:24-04:00

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Silliness.

Last updated on: October 23, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

I’ve decided to take Sundays off from writing. Instead, I’m going to post a photo that captures some Sabbath idea. Today’s is just plain silly. Because if you can’t be silly with your kids on Sunday, when can you? Read more

2011-10-22T05:00:11-04:00

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And Now For Something Sweet (with a Recipe)

Last updated on: October 22, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

I do believe yesterday’s post ruffled a few feathers out there. It’s true that my primary allegiance isn’t to the Republican party, or the Democratic party, or even to these United States of America. When it comes down to it, my primary identity isn’t “American,” even though that’s what my passport says. My primary identity is “Christian.” As a Christian–a follower of Christ–my sense of justice for “the least of these” is offended by such things as giving advertisers unfettered... Read more

2011-10-21T05:00:29-04:00

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Why ‘Childhood Obesity’ Isn’t the Real Problem

Last updated on: October 21, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

Are you ready? I’m going to get critical of Republicans. And Democrats. Because while everyone loves a partisan controversy, on this issue, folks on both sides of the aisle are cowed before food industry drones who have shareholder interests–not public interest–in mind. Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign (which, if anecdotal evidence is telling, is doing more to provoke anxiety in healthy-weight kids than to help kids who are actually at risk for diet-related disease) wrings hands about “the epidemic of... Read more

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2011-10-20T05:00:44-04:00

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The Newest Fad Diet VS. The Vegetable Volunteers

Last updated on: October 20, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

Well, WOW. I would not have guessed that yesterday’s post about a wacky fad diet would’ve garnered so many page views. But it did, and I can’t help but wonder why. I rather hope it is because people are looking for a reason not to follow the latest “should & ought” from the newest guru. Nearly every day, it seems, someone tells me of some new approach to eating or not-eating or exercising or not-exercising and all I can say... Read more

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2011-10-19T05:00:48-04:00

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America’s Newest Diet Guru?

Last updated on: October 19, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

…or America’s latest “health” sanctioned eating disorder in the guise of a fad diet? Some weeks ago, my friend Ellen sent me a link to this story in More magazine, which bills itself as a publication “for women of style and substance.” Ellen and I were both shocked and distressed by the “substance” of this one: The article sings the praises of Lyn-Genet Recitas, the owner of Neighborhood Holistic in New York City. Lyn-Genet is “certified” in Chinese food theory... Read more

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2011-10-18T05:00:10-04:00

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Comfort the Afflicted

Last updated on: October 18, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

So my friend Mr. S–who is in his nineties–is in a great deal of pain. He has been in pain for most of his life, in fact, because he fought in the Pacific during WW2 and received a wound that has remained open, painful, and constantly infected ever since. But now he’s got some kind of affliction (cancer, maybe?) on his face and he is almost completely blind. When I saw him on Saturday night, he was in so much... Read more

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2011-10-17T05:00:45-04:00

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It’s Fat Talk Free Week!

Last updated on: October 17, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

So it’s Fat Talk Free Week. What? You’ve never heard of “Fat Talk Free Week”? Neither had I, until a little less than a year ago, when I was researching ways in which the discussions that we have around the table influence our thoughts and behaviors surrounding body size and health. I suspected that talking about fat, calories, and weight would have a negative effect on people’s thoughts and behaviors, and I also suspected that such talk was pretty common.... Read more

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2011-10-16T05:00:00-04:00

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Rest

Last updated on: October 16, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

I’ve decided to rest from writing on Sundays. But I’m going to try to post a photo each Sunday that expresses some Sabbath theme. Today’s is rest: (Peaceful ponies are just perfect for resting against, no?) Read more

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2011-10-15T05:00:38-04:00

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a “proof” of true Christian faith.

Last updated on: October 15, 2011 at 5:00 am By Rachel Marie Stone

Early Christian writers claimed that sharing life, including meals, with persons of different backgrounds was a “proof” of true Christian faith. They were convinced that practicing the broadly–even radically–open hospitality that Jesus taught meant that they would welcome Christ himself as their guest—as, of course, Christ himself teaches in Matthew 25—and that their actions would “portray a clear message—that of equality, transformed relations, and a common life.” Yet, the Christian habit of sharing meals regularly and with “the least of... Read more

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