Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Ecclesiastes 11:9a ESV Oh, the joy of a moist carrot cake. It whispers to me each Thanksgiving as it exits the oven and sits patiently on the cooling rack. And what does it whisper? “Once I get plastered with cream cheese icing, I’m all yours. Slice me, dice me, stick me with a fork, but whatever you do, don’t try to cut me into thin slivers. I’m easily insulted by waist-watchers who

Teddy is a thief. To be more specific he is a food thief. Let those who leave their plates unattended beware, Teddy will not spare you the agony of an empty stomach. He cares little that you will go to bed hungry, as he licks his lips with the morsel meant for you. He is an unrepentant burglar of biscuits and such. Jesus sat with the disciples at the Last Supper and made an astonishing prediction. He flatly stated, “one of you will betray me.” The air must have gone out of th