tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post7334842049971399350..comments2023-07-09T01:48:47.511-06:00Comments on (usually barefoot) meg: saving God's green earthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-16898690379577632572007-05-07T23:01:10.000-06:002007-05-07T23:01:10.000-06:00Well, the environment played a key role in my comi...Well, the environment played a key role in my coming to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was, in fact, the Messiah. More specifically, becoming aware of the incredible damage that we (Americans as a whole, scientists, modern agricultural producers, and other "modern" countries) had caused to the environment (the lakes, the rivers, the air, the sea, the animal world) and the food supply (pesticides, preservatives, denudation, etc.) made me realize that our science and knowledge was flawed and imperfect, and filled with motives that were not always honorable. <br /><br />As I began to study nutrition serious (I became a avid health food eater long before I become a follower of Christ) I began to realize that much of what we (scientists and food manufacturers) did to food actually made it far worse for us. The two food items for which this became clear first were white flour (vs whole wheat flour) and white sugar (vs. unprocessed sugar cane, or other whole sweeteners). Everything I read pointed out what should have been obvious: the refinement of these two items lead to a reduction in nutritional value of the food substances. What solidified this for me personally was the effect that eliminating just those two items from my diet brought: my energy level was was better and with fewer ups and downs. Basically, I felt much better and healthier.<br /><br />I then realized that food had a specific design to it. For example, a wheat kernel naturally has the health bran (for fiber) and germ (for additional nutrients). This suggested to me that there was a design (by God) and that it was better than what humanity could accomplish.<br /><br />There were similar discoveries for me in analogous areas (e.g. pesticides really weren't better - in the long run - than the natural system, as they poisoned the rivers, and lakes, and resulted in resistance in the insects).<br /><br />I was very puzzled after I became a Christian to go to churches and find people either apathetic (which I could bear) to at times a bit dismissive. Frankly, I feel that the natural world speaks volumes about God's majesty, and its destruction speaks volumes about Man's warped nature.Robert Dunnhttp://rldunn.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-71393180519655457302007-05-06T08:36:03.000-06:002007-05-06T08:36:03.000-06:00yeah, you should read Omnivore's Dilemma inste...yeah, you should read <i>Omnivore's Dilemma</i> instead. you'll laugh. you'll cry. you'll run to the nearest trash can to barf up everything you've just eaten. it's great!<br /><br />we're thinking early august now. maybe 2 - 9.Meg Dunnhttp://barefootmeg.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-2250359256533993942007-05-06T06:12:39.000-06:002007-05-06T06:12:39.000-06:00When are you coming to visit me?When are you coming to visit me?XXXX YYYYhttp://marybeth05.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-73415221498702560662007-05-06T06:12:12.000-06:002007-05-06T06:12:12.000-06:00Yeaaahh, not interested. You're right.Yeaaahh, not interested. You're right.XXXX YYYYhttp://marybeth05.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-84620440917562053602007-05-05T22:25:21.000-06:002007-05-05T22:25:21.000-06:00CSA<a href="http://www.happyheartfarmcsa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=8" rel="nofollow">CSA</a>Meg Dunnhttp://barefootmeg.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-16425917083171735742007-05-05T21:48:14.000-06:002007-05-05T21:48:14.000-06:00CSA?
Aloha mai Nai`a!CSA?<br /><br />Aloha mai Nai`a!Michael Wisehttp://michaeljwise.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-78662154585129058492007-05-05T20:25:16.000-06:002007-05-05T20:25:16.000-06:00oooh ooh ooh!!! Take pictures. Let me know what y...oooh ooh ooh!!! Take pictures. Let me know what you think. The place sounds Fantastic!!! (And the dude's a Christian (she says with a touch of pride.) We're not all a bunch of raving, stupid lunatics afterall.)<br /><br />we're doing a CSA this summer. i'm both excited and nervous at the same time. it's going to be a challenge using the food as it comes in (as opposed to buying only what i want when i want to). that's why i'm trying to start with the chives (and rhubarb) now and try to get myself in the habit of eating food when it's ready to be eaten and not when it's been trucked in from a green house in cali.<br /><br />the diet, energy and global warming premise sounds like the saving water suggestion in <a href="http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/a/media/cs040927_pass1.htm" rel="nofollow">this article</a>. doing the obvious isn't always the best solution.Meg Dunnhttp://barefootmeg.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-42771000161985390882007-05-05T19:03:54.000-06:002007-05-05T19:03:54.000-06:00I'm in the middle of Omnivore's Dilemma, n...I'm in the middle of Omnivore's Dilemma, now. It's a really great book. Polyface Farm is not far from Charlottesville, just the other side of the mountain. I'd like to visit. There's an interesting article I'm working my way through (math) called "Diet, Energy and Global Warming" by Gidon Eshel and Pamela Martin. The basic premise is that switching from an "American" diet to a vegetarian diet reduces your carbon footprint more than switching from an SUV to a hybrid. Both would be better. Buying locally would be better still.<br /><br />I'm considering buying Saving God's Green Earth for my crazy Christian brother who lives on 40 idle acres with my parents.Johanna craighttp://canna.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-78295073764616747272007-05-05T16:59:36.000-06:002007-05-05T16:59:36.000-06:00from pages 49 and 50...
"As we read both boo...from pages 49 and 50...<br /><br />"As we read both books [1. the Bible, 2. Creation] coherently, we also come to understand more fully what the Bible means as sin and sinfulness -- of 'missing the mark.' We see this expressed in the intended and unintended degrading and destruction of God's creation (including people, of course). And we learn from the Book of God's Word that we ought not participate in or condone such degradation and destruction of the creation. This we find most explicitly summarized in two passages in the Book of God's Word, John 3:16 and Revelation 11:18. From the Bible we learn that believing on Jesus -- the one through whom God created and sustains all things -- brings everlasting life (John 3:16); also from the Bible we learn those who destroy the earth will themselves be destroyed (<b>Revelation 11:18</b>). Taken together, we see clearly that believing and following Jesus is not compatible with actions or inactions that destroy the earth. To follow Jesus is to take care of creation." (This is from one of the in between sections that focuses on a specific person and all of the above is quoted from Dr. Calvin B. DeWitt.)<br /><br />For those who can't be bothered to look up <b>Revelation 11:18</b>:<br /><br />"<b><i>The time has come for judging the dead, and for destroying those who destroy the earth.</i></b>"Meg Dunnhttp://barefootmeg.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591298.post-79734796161794624812007-05-05T15:08:36.000-06:002007-05-05T15:08:36.000-06:00What does it say about [ Revelation 11:18 ], I won...What does it say about [ Revelation 11:18 ], I wonder?<br />That's always been one of my chief references to hit people over the head with.<br /><br />Also, the National Association of Evangelicals is starting to talk about "<a href="http://www.nae.net/index.cfm?FUSEACTION=editor.page&pageID=413&idCategory=1" rel="nofollow">Creation Care</a>", much to the chagrin of a few.<br /><br />Aloha mai Nai`a.Michael Wisehttp://michaeljwise.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com