Congress recently generated controversy by blocking the Department of Agriculture’s plan to change the federal school lunch program in an effort to make school lunches healthier. Meanwhile McDonald’s® has decided that this spring it will cut 20 percent of the calories from its Happy Meals.® What people eat obviously has an effect on business and public-policy decisions. But it’s also a faith issue. LinC looks at how we honor God through the food we eat. Key Scriptures: Exodus 16:1-15; John 21:1-14; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. In the new Fox show Alcatraz, former prisoners and guards from the notorious prison reappear after being missing for many years. Some of the prisoners are able to turn their lives around, while others become even more dangerous than before. Forgiving people with histories of violence is difficult, even when they show evidence of positive change. But Jesus commands us to forgive as God forgives us. LinC looks at forgiveness and second chances. Who has forgiven us? Whom do we need to forgive? And when do we need to forgive ourselves?
