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What I eat matters.  I have a plethora of food allergies and intolerances and if I eat something that does not agree with my body, I know it immediately.  Either my gut, my tongue, or my mental health reacts to the non-tolerated foods.

These immediate reactions to certain foods has brought new meaning to the verse in Revelation 3:15-16 about us being lukewarm.

I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

For me, those foods are like a poison and my body does not tolerate them.  For God, if we are lukewarm, we are like a poison to His church and He does not tolerate it.

My encouragement to you for Food & Family on Fridays is to be hot or cold - preferably hot!  May you be on fire for God and not lukewarm.

Yesterday, I arrived in San Diego, CA, to do a Ladies' Day on Saturday and then continue on to the Pepperdine Lectureships in Malibu next Tuesday.  While here in San Diego, I am staying with my good friends, Daniel & Mandy Quintero, and their lovely daughters, Daniela and Carmen.

Mandy and I have known each other for almost 15 years and were roommates during my previous time in Denver, CO.  We enjoyed the blessings of working with the church plant in Highlands Ranch, and also the establishment of three Spanish-speaking congregations in the Denver area.

We both share a love for God, His Word, missions, and a special love for the people of Venezuela - she even married a Venezuelan!  I look forward to catching up with her and sharing in the joys and challenges our lives have brought since the last time we were able to visit.

The picture here is from a campaign to Cozumel, Mexico, in 2000.