The Coaching Pair“We love food and fellowship, and it seems that loving someone usually means heaping piles of food on them.”  Todd Starnes

How is your self-control when eating at a church or other other social function?

…and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.  Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.  (Prov. 23:2,3; NIV)

I recently read an interview of Todd Starnes in a Christian publication.  Todd has written a book entitled, They Popped My Hood and Found Gravy on the Dipstick. Perhaps you’ve read it.  I’ve not read it yet but the interview was very interesting.   Todd is a reporter for Fox News Radio and struggled with his weight for years.  Weighing in at 300 pounds, he was “lethargic, not sleeping well, and developed a terrible cough.”  His near-death experience due to his aortic valve shutting down brought him face-to-face with the reality that he must make some life-style changes.

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