Christian schools and homes ought to close the gap for our children between fast food and God's gifts. Christian teachers need to help students see the center of a seed, the power of water, the fruitfulness of pruning, and the vitamins in apples. Christian schools need to slow food down in order to measure what God does. That God does it is a crucial theme in a Christian school's curriculum. God gives sun and rain, allows storms, produces growth, and ripens fruit.
Fast food makes glad gratitude harder.
Seeing God prepare food doubles our dependence on him and triples our thanks to him. Let us thank him for our food. Daniel R. Vander Ark is executive director of Christian Schools International.