The Rising Costs of Food and Energy: When will Greed reach critical mass?
Food and energy prices have been rising at an alarming rate over the last year. The increases have caused serious problems in the U.S. economy and the economies of countries throughout the world. With the exception of some princes in Saudi Arabia, most have felt the financial burden that the increased prices and shortages have caused. What is even more amazing to me is that the experts, media, and doomsday pundits did not see it coming and now are amazed by its arrival. I used to tell a story that I heard in Sunday school about a frog and a spaghetti pot. If you put a frog in cold water in a spaghetti pot, put it on a stove, and turn on the burner, the frog will not jump out as the water temperature increases and will eventually die in the hot water. The frog’s body is changing temperature slowly as the water temperature increases, but it is too late when he realizes there is a problem, he is frog stew. I used it in a spiritual analogy to show my youth group how the world can slowly co
