“Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”  (Psalm 24:8, ESV).

     The data is in. Recent clinical research found that substituting two tablespoons of maple syrup for refined sugars helps reduce cardiometabolic risk factors. People who replaced refined sugars with maple syrup experienced reductions in abdominal fat, blood pressure, and improved glycemic response. The truth is that the things that are good for you need not taste badly.

     I discovered an interesting factoid the other day. Albert Einstein is a scatterbrain. I am speaking in the present tense. Parts of Einstein’s brain have been missing and scattered about for decades.

     Following Einstein’s death in 1955, his brain mysteriously disappeared. It seems that an examining physician named Thomas Harvey removed the genius’ brain and took it home to study. Harvey divided the brain into 240 pieces and stored them in mason jars.

     Control is a good thing. Controlling one’s temper is a must for those who follow Jesus. Controlling one’s food intake is critical for maintaining a healthy body. Controlling the expenditure of money is crucial for any family on a tight budget.

“…we know God is working behind the scenes” (Job 34:20, MSG).

     Last spring, an Australian man and his dog were rescued after being stranded in the Pacific Ocean for two months. Timothy Shaddock and his dog, Bella, were sailing from Mexico to French Polynesia when their boat was damaged by a storm. Miraculously, Shaddock and Bella subsisted by eating fish and drinking rainwater.