From: Chuck Darling
January 31, 2026
Two men stopped at my sleeping bag
last night.
You need anything, man ? one asked.
I shrugged.
I don't know... God knows my needs
.before I ask
Jack Daniels...
Next time I come by, I'll bring Jack Daniels.
You drink ?
Not really, I said, but I'd try it.
St. Paul said all foods are acceptable
if they're received with thanks to God.
Where did St. Paul say that...?
Was it in Acts ?
No, I think it was in Romans.
I don't think you know your scriptures, man.
...
For God so loved the world...
Yes, John 3:16.
Can you tell me who was speaking
in John ?
The self-described paisano stood there for
about 20 seconds ...
Christ. It was Christ...
Yes, I said, if you look a couple verses
above 3:16, you'll see it was Him.
Romans 14:14 (St Paul)
I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself.
1 Timothy 4:4 (St. Paul)
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated
by the Word of God and prayer.
If you point these things out to the brothers
and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
Mark 7:18 (Jesus Christ)
"Are you so dull?" he asked.
"Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from outside can defile them ?
For it doesn't go into their heart, but into their stomach, and then out of the body."
( In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean. )
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