Yuban
15 Feb
As I write this, I’m sipping a cup of Yuban organic coffee. Whatever that is. It’s good, much better than the stuff I usually grab at the convenience store on the way to work. (That stuff isn’t half bad, for convenience store coffee, though.)
But I have a problem.
I love coffee, but I still have a weakness for sucrose. I’ve gone through spells of drinking coffee black in an effort to establish my manhood, but I always fall back on the crystalline improvement. It just goes down better for me.
Maybe someday I’ll wean myself, but who knows.
Sometimes the Bible is like that for me. It just goes down better if we add a little something to it. Now, I know that there’s a Scriptural command to not do that, and I need to establish that I’m talking about something a little different. I’m really referring to our tendency to let somebody else read the Bible and do the hard work of studying it for us.
It’s easier to read ABOUT the Bible, for me, than it is to read the Bible. Makes it a little easier to swallow. I don’t have to endure the bitter parts. It adds a flavor that appeals to me. I can appear to be a real Bible student without having to ever actually be one.
I don’t at all mean to imply that we shouldn’t read writings about the Bible.
But I do want to make sure I’m actually more concerned about GOD’S Word than I am about what a given commentator thinks about God’s word.
Let’s lose the sugar.
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I agree that it is hard work to read the bible on our own. But it is much better (as you have said) to read the bible than to read about the bible. Words of life are in that book.
Can’t help you with the Bible. But I can help you with the coffee;
Try “Idea” brand’ sweetener made with Xylitol. It’s all natural, been used in Asia for decades, has confirmed positive health benefits (my wife, a dental hygienist, has been suggesting it for her patients, not just because it is not sugar but because it actually kills oral bacteria) but the best part is that it looks and tastes just like sugar (to me) and with no after taste and not side effects (like Splenda and Nutrasweet – both Monsanto products that should be avoided). It’s even granular like sugar and has about the same sweetness to weight ratio.
And no, I don’t own stock in the company.
I’ve never yet found an artificial sweetener that doesn’t give me devastating headaches. Thanks for the tip, tho!