The 'Moe's' of Christian Nutrition

I just received another email promotion from Moe's Southwest Grill. I first became acquainted with Moe's through our son in Atlanta who took us there for lunch one day. Now I like Tex-Mex, so it was a good place to take me. Recently Moe's opened a restaurant in the town next door to us, so I thought I'd enjoy eating there on occasion. Until I checked the nutritional information on their web site. Now I'm not slamming Moe's here, but they got scratched off the places I will dine out at that moment.

There was a time when I never knew anything about nutrition or nutritional information. Eventually that caught up with me. Maybe you can relate. I've learned that checking nutritional values is part of smart dining out. Yes, it is surprising on occasion.

Sometimes Christians suffer from very poor nutritional choices.

Of course there are those who are undernourished. A meal a month seems to be all they feel they need. Yes, that will catch up with them sometime.

But there are more Christians who seek spiritual nourishment but aren't careful about what they are consuming. They'll read just about anything, listen to all sorts of radio programs, watch Christian TV, and search the Internet for spiritual food, all with the naive view that it should all be healthy and nourishing because it's labeled Christian.

I have to tell you, there are some Moe's out there. There are some so-called Christian nourishment vendors who will do you short and long-term harm. Their food isn't healthy for you and you ought to avoid it. How can you find out? Ask your pastor. Talk to a number of different mature believers at church. Do a little checking around. Study your Bible so you become aware when someone is misusing it. Just because a person is on TV or the radio, or has written twenty books doesn't mean what he or she says is good for your spiritual health. Moe's has lots of locations, too, but that alone doesn't mean their food is good for you. You have to check.

We all need good physical nutrition. Let's be as cautious about our spiritual nutrition as we know we should be about our physical nutrition. Don't dine out at the 'Moe's' of Christian nutrition.