Yesterday I Confronted the Pharm Tech with Chick Peas

 

Greger's short essays and videos are fun to watch and read.
There are many of both on each topic, just fill in the blank.
He likes to joke where he can fit in some medical humor.

I got absorbed in the free essays of Dr. Michael Greger today, so I am going to do more on Reformation Seminary tomorrow. 

I was picking up my eye drops and talked to my favorite pharm tech, who was at this Walmart from the beginning, as I was. She was curious about my groceries, so I said, "Blueberries, apples, chick peas..." She said, "Chick peas! What can you do with them!?" She was quite animated. I said, "I enjoy them daily because they are anti-cancer and satisfying." I told her my weight loss and she was stunned, asking for the name of the nutritionists. 

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/blocking-the-cancer-metastasis-enzyme-mmp-9-with-beans-and-chickpeas/

Today I was looking at the value of sweet cherries, thanks to Dr. Greger and I looked up chick peas (Garbanzo, aka Cicero Beans). Anti-inflammatory is the word -

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-life-is-a-bowl-of-cherries/

I am not against meat, but I find the thought of eating chicken revolting. I know too much about the industry and see too many trucks filled with crates of half-dead chickens. No wonder our town's nickname is Chickendale, home of Tyson.

As I wrote before, I studied the nutrition. I saw that fast food and highly processed food were robbing me blind financially and wrecking my blood panel results. I really enjoy the food too, just as Charlie Sue does. 

My vegetable consultant has pointed out many good ideas about food. He moved me into spices, so I replaced the ancient and unused relics with cumin, turmeric (wild ginger, anti-oxidant), allspice, mustard powder, and ground flax seed. 

The beginning of this change was eating walnuts every day, sternly advised by another member. Cholesterol went down to perfect, A1C went up to diabetic, because I put the walnuts on Schwan's Vanilla Ice Cream, a dessert to die for. 

I have repudiated eggs and butter by leaving them in the fridge for the last three months, both because of their value in adding fat.

I am no expert on nutrition, but I have followed two doctors who are. That shook me on how important this list is - and I follow it.

1. Greens - lowest in calories and fat, highest in nutrition, inexpensive and filling: kale, collards, turnip greens, spinach.
2. Beans - Cicero beans are the best in all categories, no need to add salt and oil, humus addicts.
3. Vegetables - A wide variety of colors makes lunch fun and very healthy.
4. Fresh fruit - Switching from apple pie to apples is not torture. Ditto blueberries vs. blueberry muffins.
5. Nuts and seeds - Walnuts and almonds are tops. Ground flax seeds are almost free - many other seeds add to nutrition.
6. Spice has many nutritional bonus points plus livening the food. 

The Lutheran Hymnal - All Glory, Laud, and Honor

Tune: Valet will ich dir geben

"All Glory, Laud, and Honor"
by St. Theodulph of Orleans, c. 821

Translated by John M. Neale, 1818-1866
1. All glory, laud, and honor
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou art the King of Israel,
Thou David's royal Son,
Who in the Lord's name comest,
The King and Blessed One.

2. All glory, laud, and honor
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
The company of angels
Are praising Thee on high,
And mortal men and all things
Created make reply.

3. All glory, Iaud, and honor
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
The people of the Hebrews
With psalms before Thee went;
Our praise and prayer and anthems
Before Thee we present.

4. All glory, laud, and honor
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
To Thee, before Thy Passion,
They sang their hymns of praise;
To Thee, now high exalted,
Our melody we raise.

5. All glory, laud, and honor
To Thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou didst accept their praises;
Accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
Thou good and gracious King.

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #160
Text: Matt 21:16
Author: St. Theodulph of Orleans, c. 821
Translated by: John M. Neale, 1854, alt.
Titled: Gloria, laus et honor
Composer: Melchior Teschner, 1613
Tune: Valet will ich dir geben

The Lutheran Hymnal - Hosanna, Loud Hosannas - #161

Tune: Ellacombe

"Hosanna, Loud Hosanna"
by Jeannette Threlfall, 1821-1880

1. Hosanna, loud hosanna,
The little children sang;
Through pillared court and Temple
The lovely anthem rang.
To Jesus, who had blessed them,
Close folded to His breast,
The children sang their praises,
The simplest and the best.

2. From Olivet they followed
Mid an exultant crowd,
The victor palm-branch waving
And chanting clear and loud.
The Lord of men and angels
Rode on in lowly state
Nor scorned that little children
Should on His bidding wait.

3. "Hosanna in the highest!"
That ancient song we sing,
For Christ is our Redeemer,
The Lord of heaven our King.
Oh, may we ever praise Him
With heart and life and voice
And in His blissful presence
Eternally rejoice.

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #161
Text: Matt. 21:15
Author: Jeannette Threlfall, 1873
Tune: Ellacombe
1st Published in: _Gesangbuch d. Herzolgl. Wuerttemberg.
Hofkapelle_, 1784

The Lutheran Hymnal - Father in Whom We Live

 

Tune: "Dover"

"Father, in Whom We Live"
by Charles Wesley, 1707-1788

1. Father, in whom we live,
In whom we are and move,
All glory, power, and praise receive
For Thy creating love.

2. O Thou Incarnate Word,
Let all Thy ransomed race
Unite in thanks with one accord
For Thy redeeming grace.

3. Spirit of Holiness,
Let all Thy saints adore
Thy sacred gifts and join to bless
Thy heart-renewing power.

4. Eternal Triune Lord,
Let all the hosts above,
Let all the sons of men record,
And dwell upon, Thy love.

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #241
Text: Acts 17:28
Author: Charles Wesley, 1747, cento
Composer: Aaron Williams, 1770
Tune: "Dover"

The Lutheran Hymnal - All People That on Earth Do Dwell

 
Tune: "Old Hundredth"

"All People that on Earth do Dwell"
by William Kethe, ?-c.1595

1. All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice,
Him serve with fear, His praise forthtell;
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

2. The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make.
We are His folk, He doth us feed,
And for His sheep He doth us take.

3. Oh, enter, then, His gates with praise,
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His name always.
For it is seemly so to do.

4. For why? The Lord, our God, is good;
His mercy is forever sure.
His truth at all times firmly stood
And shall from age to age endure.

5. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
To God whom heaven and earth adore,
From men and from the angel host
Be praise and glory evermore.

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #14
Text: Ps. 100
Author: William Kethe, 1561
Tune: "Old Hundredth"
1st Published in: _Genevan Psalter_, 1551

The Social Gospel Movement Now Owns the Big Five - ELCA-LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic),

 

If the great and wise among the Big Five - ELCA-LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) would read, mark, learn and inwardly digest this, they would end their siege against the Chief Article, Justification by Faith.

America thinks history concerns what happened a few years ago. Let me fill you in on The Social Gospel Movement, which owns the better part of all denominations. I was looking for a dissertation topic when a kindly librarian at Wittenberg College gave me someone to study and a box full of books on the topic of the Social Gospel Movement.

A few men gathered to form the Brotherhood of the Kingdom. At that time, Kingdom was a special word for them, not unlike Growth! is for today's Church Shrinkage Movement. Walter Rauschenbusch was one of the Brotherhood leaders. He was one of the liberal Baptists, very popular among the liberal Protestants. His famous Yale lecture on "The Social Gospel" was a reworking of the Gospel itself - many parallels with the obnoxious Church Growth Movement. The articles of Christianity are simply there to be used for the benefit of the Movement.

The Social Gospel Movement was far to the Left from the beginning. Using the Biblical terms, it was dedicated to changing the meaning of all of them. They wanted the federal government to pass more regulations and the churches to support everything, actually to be lobbyists for all those causes.

President Franklin Roosevelt was very busy in controlling everything and passing would-be-good federal regulations that suffocate us to this day, because they never stop smothering and devouring.

If you run across a Lutheran praising Rauschenbusch, you have identified another Social Gospeler. Their agenda is Socialism or worse, their doctrine is modern Unitarianism at its "best." I have been invited to Unitarian-Universalist congregations to teach twice - not that I would go. They now have a very long radical activist creed that must be obeyed to join. I said, "Thank you, but we have nothing in common."

Readers should be concerned that their Church Growth icons are also radical leftists. The modern Social Gospelers want the Growthers to be lax in doctrine and ruthless in carrying out a caring program of improvement - more like Jane Fonda, a lot less like Luther. The Social Gospelers want everyone to feel guilty about everything, but that is not enough. The complete agenda must be fulfilled so they can add more items.

Do you really think the LCMS and WELS have pushed back the Social Gospel and worse to come? If they have any connection with the Federal Student Loan business, they are sworn to accept and support homosexuals, lesbians, and combinations thereof. How are they different from ELCA? 

As I have said before, one WELS pastor almost cried when he heard that our District Pope was on an ELCA board for sending things overseas. I have to prove to another, chapter and verse, how WELS was giving money ($5,000) to the United Nations!

When I could search synodical gift funds through an Internet program (no longer allowed for free), I could see how ice cream money was given to LCMS and WELS and shuffled around so that outsiders did not know where it finally arrived. While they were kicking out a pastor for teaching Justification by Faith, they were also praising and protecting a man who gave them tons of money. They were furious that I had part of the truth printed in Christian News. The whole truth was even worse.

The peewee synods (ELS and CLC) like to posture as so far beyond the LCMS and WELS, but they are also proponents of nest-feathering and shock at how bad the other synods are. Former members have a lot they can tell, and current members keep their silence.

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Epistle Sermon for Palm Sunday - "So Paul’s words commend Christ’s essential divinity and his love toward us, and at the same time correct all who falsely assume a divine form. Such are we all so long as we are the devil’s members."

 

Epistle Sermon for Palm Sunday ->Complete Epistle Sermon Here

9. From these explanations Paul’s meaning must have become clear. His thought is: Christ was in the form of God; that is, both the essence and the bearing of Deity were his. He did not assume the divine form as he did that of a servant. He was, I repeat it; he was in the form of God. The little word “was” expresses that divinity was his both in essence and form. The meaning is: Many assume and display an appearance of divinity, but are not themselves actually divine; the devil, for instance, and Anti-christ and Adam’s children. This is sacrilege — the assumption of divinity by an act of robbery. See Romans 2:22. Though the offender does not look upon such conduct as robbery, it is none the less robbing divine honor, and is so regarded by God and angels and saints, and even by his own conscience.

But Christ, who had not come by divinity through arrogating it to himself, but was divine by nature according to his very essence, did not deem his divinity a thing he had grasped; nor could he, knowing divinity to be his very birthright, and holding it as his own natural possession from eternity.

10. So Paul’s words commend Christ’s essential divinity and his love toward us, and at the same time correct all who falsely assume a divine form. Such are we all so long as we are the devil’s members. The thought is: The devil’s members all would be God, would rob the divinity they do not possess; and they must admit their action to be robbery, for conscience testifies, indeed must testify, that they are not God. Though they may despise the testimony of conscience and fail to heed it, yet the testimony stands, steadfastly maintaining the act as not right — as a malicious robbery.

But the one man, Christ, who did not assume the divine form but was in it by right and had a claim upon it from eternity; who did not and could not hold it robbery to be equal with God; this man humbled himself, taking upon him the form of a servant — not his rightful form — that he by the power of his winning example, might induce them to assume the bearing of servants who possessed the form and character of servants, but who, refusing to own them, appropriated the appearance of divinity upon which they had no claim, since the essence of divinity was forever beyond them.

11. That some fail to understand readily this great text, is due to the fact that they do not accept Paul’s words as spoken, but substitute their own ideas of what he should have said, namely: Christ was born true God and did not rob divinity, etc. The expression “who, existing in the form of God” sounds, in the Greek and Latin, almost as if Christ had merely borne himself as God, unless particular regard be given to the words “existing in,” which Paul contrasts with the phrase “took upon him.” Christ took upon himself the form of a servant, it is true, but in that form was no real servant. Just so, while dispensing with a divine appearance, behind the appearance chosen was God. And we likewise take upon ourselves the divine form, but in the form we are not divine; and we spurn the form of servants, though that is what we are irrespective of appearance. Christ disrobes himself of the divine form wherein he existed, to assume that of a servant, which did not express his essential character; but we lay aside the servant form of our real being and take upon ourselves, or arrogate to ourselves, the form of God to which we are not fitted by what we are in reality.

12. They are startled by this expression also: “Christ thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” Now, at first sight these words do not seem to refer solely to Christ, since even the devil and his own, who continually aspire to equality with God, do not think their action robbery in spite of the testimony of their conscience to the contrary. But with Paul the little word “think,” or “regard,” possesses a powerful significance, having the force of “perfect assurance.” Similarly he says (Romans 3:28), “We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law”; and (1 Corinthians 7:40), “I think [deem] that I also have the spirit of God.” But the wicked cannot boast it no robbery when they dare take upon themselves the form of God; for they know, they are satisfied in themselves, that they are not God. Christ, however, did not, nor could he, think himself not equal to God; in other words, he was confident of his equality with God, and knew he had not stolen the honor.