How Would Jesus Kill an Animal?

To follow the ethics of Jesus is to live in the spirit of mercy and compassion with a view toward God’s future benevolent kingdom, when God’s ideal will be achieved on the earth.

A Theology-Motivated Vegetarian

So, are we glorifying God in the ways we live and the things we eat and drink, thus obeying His mercies and decreasing suffering in our world?

My Favorite Time of the Year: Thanksgiving

Gathering with family to share a meal is what makes Thanksgiving so special to me. It’s about family and lots of food, and with such a great feast, it’s easy to include friends and neighbors in this holiday.

Food Tech: The Future of Food

What are your thoughts on plant-based and lab-grown meat? Will you eat lab-created meat when it hits the market?

Is God Earth Friendly?

The human story began in the beautiful Garden of Eden, which was to be the vision for this earth. The emphasis on vegetarianism in Genesis seems to be generally understood as having an ecological purpose (Genesis 1:29). Plant-based eating and living in harmony with nature were extensions of faith in God.

Daniel’s Choice: Is It Time for a New Diet?

Perhaps the suggestion presented in Daniel 1:12 points us beyond fad diets to a meaningful way of eating at the “time of the end”—a dietary choice that manifests the Creator’s intentions for greater health and compassion, an eschatological diet, as it were, that is persuasive to those of other faiths. Perhaps it’s time for a new diet much like Daniel’s.

Graves of Craving

Could it be that our cravings bury us?

The Beautiful God of Health Reform

Every time I eat, I am invited to celebrate God’s good creation and redemption. My health message should be part of the gospel of how a compassionate God works to heal and restore our bodies and the Earth.