Interesting thread you all got here.
I am of the opinion, that if my great-great grand parents ate it, than it is OK for me. With that being said, their diet was very limited to what was grown in the Italian Alps. No corn, no vegetable oils, no "tropical" foods. If it wasn't local it wasn't...
I don't shave except special occasions and I have to wear a skirt and it is summer. I hate shaving. I don't wear make up, I hate the way it feels. I cut my own hair because no one knows how to cut naturally curly hair, most hairdressers are taught how to cut straight hair and every time I go...
Skin is the reflection of what is going on in our life. If you are stressed, you will break out. If you don't eat right you will break out. If your liver is taxed you will break out. If you are happy, eat right, reduce stress and take care of yourself your skin will reflect that.
OMG! Did I kill a thread already?
Absolutely!! Is the answer to your question. I believe the Old Testament is written from a Jewish stand point and the New Testament written from a Christian stand point. Two totally different views and narratives.
Those are nice, but you could save yourself the time by going to the grocery store and asking the produce manager to save you the wooden veggie crates. Not being any way.
I do feel it is necessary to have some knowledge of the Torah in order to understand the Old Testiment, but that is just me. Just as studying any subject requires a field of information to get a good grasp on it, it isn't just one book.
Cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, brussels sprouts, kale, peas, garlic, swiss chard, radishes, carrots and chives are fairly frost tolerant. I pick brussels sprouts all year long and I am in the great white north (zone5).
My good Christian parents who won't have anything to do with me or their grandkids because I don't believe the same as them. Maybe it is bed time as Wannabefree said.