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  1. Perché molti ex sportivi mettono su pancia?

    Quante volte, in ambulatorio o nella vita quotidiana, si incontra l’ex calciatore o l’ex nuotatore che, a distanza di anni dalla fine dell’attività agonistica, riferisce di aver messo su “pancia” pur non avendo “mangiato di più”. La sensazione è comune e, in larga misura, reale: non si tratta di scarsa forza di volontà, ma di un insieme di meccanismi fisiologici ben documentati che cambiano profondamente il metabolismo energetico quando l’allenamento si riduce o si interrompe. Comprendere questi meccanismi ha implicazioni dirette per la prevenzione e per la gestione del sovrappeso nei pazienti con una storia sportiva, che spesso arrivano all’internista con valori di circonferenza vita in aumento, pattern lipidici sfavorevoli e un rischio cardiometabolico sottostimato proprio perché “una volta erano atleti”.

    Il fabbisogno calorico è dinamico: cosa cambia con il detraining

    Durante il periodo di attività intensa, il dispendio energetico totale giornaliero (Total Daily Energy Expenditure, TDEE) di un atleta può essere significativamente superiore rispetto a quello di un adulto sedentario della stessa corporatura. Il TDEE comprende il metabolismo basale (BMR), la termogenesi indotta dalla dieta (TID) e il dispendio legato all’attività fisica, sia programmata (EAT, Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) sia spontanea (NEAT, Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis). Quando l’allenamento si riduce o cessa, la componente EAT collassa quasi immediatamente; nel giro di settimane inizia anche un calo del BMR, strettamente correlato alla perdita di massa muscolare.

    La ricerca sul detraining degli atleti di endurance ha dimostrato che, già entro 2-4 settimane dalla sospensione dell’allenamento, si verificano riduzioni significative del VO₂max, dell’economia di corsa e del profilo metabolico in risposta all’esercizio (Barbieri et al., 2024). Sul versante della composizione corporea, una revisione sistematica ha documentato che la perdita di massa e forza muscolari indotta dal detraining è tanto più rapida quanto più improvvisa è la cessazione dell’allenamento (Encarnação et al., 2022). Poiché ogni chilogrammo di muscolo scheletrico consuma energia anche a riposo, la perdita progressiva di massa magra riduce il BMR, creando un disallineamento crescente tra il fabbisogno effettivo e le abitudini alimentari acquisite in anni di allenamento.

    Il muscolo scheletrico come organo metabolico: il ruolo chiave del BMR

    Il muscolo scheletrico è il principale determinante del metabolismo basale nell’adulto. La correlazione tra massa muscolare e BMR è ben documentata: studi sperimentali mostrano un coefficiente di correlazione r ≈ 0,80 tra le due variabili (dati da coorti di giovani adulti maschi). Nei soggetti che riducono drasticamente il movimento, si instaura progressivamente una sarcopenia da detraining, cioè una perdita di tessuto contrattile non legata all’età bensì alla minore stimolazione meccanica. Il risultato è un BMR più basso, che può essere mascherato, almeno inizialmente, dal peso corporeo stabile (perché il grasso sostituisce il muscolo senza modificare la bilancia).

    L’aspetto più insidioso è la lentezza con cui questo processo diventa clinicamente evidente: l’ex sportivo continua a percepirsi come “uno abituato a fare sport” e ad alimentarsi in base ai ricordi del proprio fabbisogno passato. Nel frattempo, l’organismo risponde in modo preciso all’attività attuale, non al passato. Piccoli surplus energetici giornalieri, nell’ordine di 200-400 kcal, sommati su mesi e anni, si traducono in incrementi ponderali apparentemente “inspiegabili” per il paziente.

    NEAT: il dispendio nascosto che scompare con la sedentarietà

    Una componente spesso trascurata è la NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), definita da Levine come il dispendio energetico per qualunque attività che non sia sonno, alimentazione o esercizio strutturato: camminare, stare in piedi, salire le scale, svolgere attività domestiche. La NEAT può variare tra individui anche di 2000 kcal/die (Levine, 2004), ed è inversamente correlata alla sedentarietà occupazionale.

    L’ex atleta che, terminata la carriera sportiva, intraprende un lavoro sedentario o comunque trascorre più ore alla scrivania, subisce una doppia perdita: azzeramento dell’EAT e drastica riduzione della NEAT. Ricerche condotte con microsensori posturali hanno documentato che i soggetti obesi/sovrappeso stanno seduti mediamente 2,5 ore in più al giorno rispetto ai magri della stessa corporatura, e che questa differenza si traduce in circa 350 kcal/die di dispendio in meno (Levine et al., 2006). Strategie semplici come alzarsi dalla sedia ogni 30-60 minuti, preferire le scale all’ascensore e aumentare la camminata spontanea non rappresentano quindi opzioni marginali, ma interventi con un impatto energetico cumulativo rilevante.

    Fattori ormonali: testosterone, cortisolo ed ormoni sessuali femminili

    Oltre al bilancio energetico, agiscono fattori ormonali che amplificano la tendenza all’accumulo viscerale.

    Negli uomini, esiste un rapporto bidirezionale ben documentato tra riduzione del testosterone e aumento del grasso viscerale. Il tessuto adiposo viscerale esprime elevate concentrazioni di aromatasi, l’enzima che converte il testosterone in estradiolo, riducendo ulteriormente i livelli androgenici circolanti e creando un circolo vizioso. Studi trasversali su ampie coorti (es. European Male Aging Study con oltre 3.000 partecipanti) hanno mostrato che l’obesità si associa a un rischio di ipogonadismo funzionale da 3 a 9 volte superiore rispetto ai normopeso (Livingston & Bhatt, 2023; Grossmann, 2022). I recettori per gli androgeni sono più concentrati nel grasso viscerale che nel sottocutaneo, il che spiega perché la riduzione del testosterone si traduca preferenzialmente in adiposità addominale centrale.

    Il cortisolo rappresenta un secondo asse ormonale rilevante. Il grasso viscerale è dotato di una densità di recettori glucocorticoidi circa quattro volte superiore rispetto al grasso sottocutaneo addominale, il che lo rende un bersaglio elettivo degli effetti metabolici del cortisolo. L’attivazione cronica dell’asse ipotalamo-ipofisi-surrene (HPA), come avviene nello stress lavorativo o familiare cronico — spesso più presente dopo il ritiro dall’attività agonistica — promuove l’accumulo di trigliceridi intra-addominali, la resistenza insulinica e la soppressione della termogenesi (van der Valk et al., 2024; Dallman et al., 2004). Studi preclinici hanno inoltre dimostrato che la combinazione di stress cronico e dieta ipercalorica determina un’adiposità viscerale molto più rapida rispetto alla sola dieta, mediata anche dal Neuropeptide Y (NPY) rilasciato dalle terminazioni nervose simpatiche nel tessuto adiposo (Epel et al., 2014).

    Nelle donne, la transizione menopausale si accompagna a una riduzione degli estrogeni che modifica la distribuzione corporea del grasso da ginoide (fianchi e cosce) ad androide (addome), indipendentemente dal bilancio calorico. Questo shift rappresenta un rischio cardiometabolico aggiuntivo che si somma alla sedentarietà e al calo del BMR.

    Sonno, ritmo circadiano e surplus calorico notturno

    Un asse spesso ignorato nella valutazione dell’ex atleta con aumento di peso è quello della qualità del sonno. Una meta-analisi di studi prospettici del 2024 (Kohanmoo et al., 2024) ha documentato che la breve durata del sonno (≤7 ore/notte) è significativamente associata a un rischio elevato di obesità centrale, indipendentemente dall’apporto calorico totale. I meccanismi includono:

    • aumento della grelina (ormone oressigeno) e riduzione della leptina (ormone anoressigeno), con conseguente incremento dell’appetito per cibi ad alta densità energetica;
    • elevazione del cortisolo notturno, con effetti pro-adipogeni viscerali già descritti;
    • riduzione della sensibilità insulinica, favorita dall’interruzione dei pattern circadiani di secrezione ormonale.

    Ogni ora di riduzione del sonno è associata a un aumento di 0,35 kg/m² di BMI nei dati epidemiologici longitudinali, e il rischio di diventare obeso è del 55% più elevato nei “brevi dormitori” rispetto a chi dorme 7-8 ore (Rogers et al., 2024). L’ex atleta che, dopo la carriera, modifica i ritmi di vita per esigenze lavorative o familiari, potrebbe trovarsi in questa condizione senza che il problema venga identificato in ambulatorio.

    Come ricalcolare il fabbisogno e intervenire: indicazioni pratiche

    La gestione clinica dell’ex sportivo con aumento ponderale richiede un approccio multifattoriale che vada oltre il semplice consiglio di “mangiare meno”. Gli elementi da considerare sono:

    • Rivalutazione realistica del fabbisogno calorico attuale: le equazioni predittive del BMR (Harris-Benedict, Mifflin-St Jeor) andrebbero applicate ai parametri attuali del paziente, non a quelli del periodo agonistico, moltiplicando per un coefficiente di attività che rifletta il livello di movimento reale. In presenza di sarcopenia da detraining, il BMR può risultare inferiore rispetto a quanto atteso per l’età anagrafica.
    • Mantenimento dell’allenamento di forza: le evidenze indicano che l’allenamento di resistenza è la strategia più efficace per preservare la massa muscolare e sostenere il metabolismo basale negli adulti che riducono l’attività (Encarnação et al., 2022). Le linee guida OMS (Bull et al., 2020) raccomandano almeno 150-300 minuti/settimana di attività aerobica moderata e almeno 2 sessioni settimanali di esercizi di rinforzo muscolare.
    • Adeguato apporto proteico: un apporto di 1,2-1,6 g/kg di peso corporeo al giorno è supportato dall’evidenza per la preservazione della massa magra negli adulti che riducono l’attività fisica, con raccomandazioni anche superiori (fino a 1,5 g/kg) per i soggetti più anziani (Churchward-Venne et al., 2016).
    • Incremento della NEAT: interventi pratici come l’uso sistematico delle scale, le pause attive durante la giornata lavorativa e il cammino quotidiano strutturato contribuiscono a compensare, almeno parzialmente, la riduzione del dispendio energetico da esercizio.
    • Screening del sonno e dello stress: in caso di aumento ponderale non spiegato da variazioni dietetiche evidenti, è opportuno indagare la qualità e la durata del sonno, nonché la presenza di stress cronico, che possono essere responsabili di un surplus calorico funzionale mediato da meccanismi neuroendocrini.
    • Valutazione ormonale: negli uomini con adiposità viscerale progressiva è indicato dosare il testosterone totale e l’SHBG; nelle donne peri- e post-menopausa, inquadrare la transizione ormonale nell’ambito di una valutazione metabolica complessiva.

    Rilevanza per l’internista: quando il paziente dice “non ho cambiato nulla”

    Il racconto “non ho cambiato nulla ma sono ingrassato” dell’ex sportivo è fisiologicamente credibile e non va rubricato come un’assunzione di responsabilità negata. Il medico internista è spesso il primo interlocutore di questi pazienti, che si presentano con circonferenza vita in aumento, ipertrigliceridemia, lieve ipertensione e glicemia a digiuno ai limiti superiori. Il profilo è quello della sindrome metabolica incipiente, e la chiave di lettura è il disallineamento tra il fabbisogno calorico attuale (ridotto dalla perdita di massa muscolare, dalla sedentarietà e dai cambiamenti ormonali) e l’introito calorico abitudinario (rimasto ancorato agli standard del periodo agonistico).

    La presa in carico deve includere, accanto alle misure abituali di monitoraggio cardiometabolico, un’anamnesi dettagliata sulla storia sportiva, sul livello di attività fisico attuale (distinguendo esercizio strutturato da movimento spontaneo), sulle abitudini alimentari e di sonno, e una valutazione della composizione corporea che vada oltre il semplice BMI. In presenza di elementi suggestivi, il coinvolgimento di un nutrizionista e di un chinesiologo sportivo può fare la differenza tra un percorso efficace e l’ennesima dieta fallita.

    Conclusioni

    L’accumulo di grasso addominale nell’ex atleta non è un fenomeno ineluttabile né inspiegabile: è il risultato prevedibile di un sistema energetico complesso che risponde all’attività presente, non al passato. La perdita di massa muscolare da detraining, la riduzione del NEAT, i cambiamenti ormonali legati all’età e allo stile di vita, e il mancato aggiornamento delle abitudini alimentari creano le condizioni per un surplus calorico cronico anche in assenza di variazioni apparenti della dieta. Riconoscere e comunicare questi meccanismi con chiarezza ai pazienti è il primo passo per interventi efficaci, personalizzati e duraturi.

    Barbieri, A., Fuk, A., Gallo, G., Gotti, D., Meloni, A., La Torre, A., Filipas, L., & Codella, R. (2024). Conseguenze cardiorespiratorie e metaboliche del deallenamento negli atleti di resistenza. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, 1334766. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1334766

    Bull, FC, Al-Ansari, SS, Biddle, S., Borodulin, K., Buman, MP, Cardon, G., Carty, C., Chaput, JP, Chastin, S., Chou, R., Dempsey, PC, DiPietro, L., Ekelund, U., Firth, J., Friedenreich, CM, Garcia, L., Gichu, M., Jago, R., Katzmarzyk, PT, … Willumsen, JF (2020). Linee guida dell’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 2020 sull’attività fisica e il comportamento sedentario. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(24), 1451–1462. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102955

    Churchward-Venne, TA, Holwerda, AM, Phillips, SM, & van Loon, LJC (2016). Qual è la quantità ottimale di proteine ​​per supportare il ricondizionamento muscolare scheletrico post-esercizio negli anziani? Sports Medicine, 46(9), 1205–1212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0504-2

    Dallman, MF, Pecoraro, NC, & la Fleur, SE (2005). Stress cronico e cibi consolatori: automedicazione e obesità addominale. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 19(4), 275–280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2004.11.004

    Encarnação, IGA, Viana, RB, Soares, SRS, Freitas, EDS, de Lira, CAB, & Ferreira-Junior, JB (2022). Effetti del detraining sulla forza muscolare e sull’ipertrofia indotti dall’allenamento di resistenza: una revisione sistematica. Músculos, 1(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles1010001

    Epel, E., Tomiyama, AJ, Mason, AE, Laraia, BA, Hartman, W., Ready, K., Acree, M., Adam, T., St Jeor, S., & Lustig, RH (2014). Lo stress cronico aumenta la vulnerabilità al grasso addominale correlato alla dieta, allo stress ossidativo e al rischio metabolico. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 46, 14–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.04.011

    Grossmann, M. (2022). Obesità, diabete di tipo 2 e testosterone negli uomini anziani. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 23(6), 1141–1151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-022-09746-5

    Kohanmoo, A., Shafiee, Z., & Akhlaghi, M. (2024). La breve durata del sonno è associata a un rischio maggiore di obesità centrale negli adulti: una revisione sistematica e una meta-analisi di studi di coorte prospettici. Obesity Science & Practice, 10(3), e772. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.772

    Levine, JA (2004). Termogenesi da attività non fisica (NEAT): ambiente e biologia. American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism, 286(5), E675–E685. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00562.2003

    Levine, JA, Vander Weg, MW, Hill, JO, & Klesges, RC (2006). Termogenesi da attività non fisica: la tigre accovacciata, il drago nascosto dell’aumento di peso nella società. Arteriosclerosi, trombosi e biologia vascolare, 26(4), 729–736. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000205848.83210.73

    Livingston, M., & Bhatt, K. (2023). Approccio al paziente: basse concentrazioni di testosterone negli uomini con obesità. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 110(9), e3125–e3135. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgae048

    Rogers, NDM (2024). Gli effetti della privazione del sonno sul metabolismo, sulla fame e sulla sazietà, e l’influenza dello stress psicosociale e dell’esercizio fisico: una revisione narrativa. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 40(1), e3667. https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3667

    van der Valk, ES, van den Berg, SAA, Savas, M., & van Rossum, EFC (2024). Glucocorticoidi e regolazione dell’asse HPA nella connessione stress-obesità: una panoramica completa delle dimensioni biologiche, fisiologiche e comportamentali. Clinical Obesity, 14(2), e12633. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12633

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  2. Adieu les fleurs de saison : ce geste de la Toussaint que tous les Français font a une origine que presque personne ne connaît
    🗞️ Le Tribunal du Net - 🕐 01/11 18:03
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    Adieu les fleurs de saison : ce geste de la Toussaint que tous les Français font a une origine que presque personne ne connaît
    Chaque année, c’est la même scène. Début novembre, les cimetières se couvrent de pots orange, jaunes... [3992 chars]
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  3. Jag har många besök på en del gamla inlägg på min blogg. Bland annat ett inlägg från 2008 som handlar om att jag då fick fler och fler besökare via Google-sökningar. Sannolikt är det främst bottar men varför besöker de ett gammalt inlägg om och om igen? Detta inlägg är inte enasamt. Ett annat inlägg från 2012 som handlar om id-kapning av Applekonton är också populärt bland bottarna.  Läs mer …

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  4. Lyon. Des Vélo’v qui se font rares, un projet de clinique qui inquiète… Les six actus qu’il ne fallait pas louper cette semaine

    6- Fleurs, légumes, 125 poules pondeuses : une micro-ferme bio sort de terre au printemps…
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  5. Wenn der Flur zur Packstation wird. 💛💙
    Hamburger KiTa-Kinder packen fleißig Weihnachtspäckchen für Kinder in der Ukraine.
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  7. Usher in fall with 3 new cookie recipes

    2 ¼ c. (320 g) all-purpose flour 1 ½ c. (297 g) granulated sugar, plus ⅓ c. (66 g) for rolling ¼ c. (75 g) ube jam (see Note) 8 tbsp. (114 g) unsalted butter, melted ¼ c.…
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  8. Been on a diet because my weight is a concern. No bread/rice/noodles/flour/potato/sweet diet. I understood that calorie deficit will help reduce my weight but didnt know how. My calories were all over the place. Now with this diet, it seems easier. More expensive too. From a $3.50 chicken rice, I ended up with $8 chicken salad. No wonder we're fat. Too expensive to eat healthy outside.

    I cooked my own beef steak salad last night. Costs me about $3-4 worth. Time to meal prep I guess

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  10. Kellogg’s alters its cereal recipes due to changing weather

    Kellogg’s has announced the removal of rice from its popular Rice Krispies and Coco Pops cereals, citing “changing weather conditions” that have impacted the quality and availability of the ingredient. Rice Krispies has been reformulated to incorporate rice flour in place of rice, whi…
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  11. Det trodde jag aldrig... men Sverige följer Finlands och Norges exempel! Hoppas det blir fler.
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  12. Loaded Potato Soup

    Serves 6, about 45 min

    INGREDIENTS
    - 8 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
    - 1 medium onion, diced
    - 3 garlic cloves, minced
    - 4 tbsp butter
    - 1/3 cup flour
    - 4 cups chicken stock
    - 2 cups whole milk
    - 3 lb russet potatoes, peeled, 3/4" cubes
    - 1 cup sour cream
    - 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar, plus extra for topping
    - 1 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
    - Green onions or chives, sliced

    STEPS
    1. Cook the bacon in a Dutch oven over medium until crisp. Set it aside and keep about 2 tbsp of the fat in the pot.
    2. Add the butter and onion and cook 5 min until soft. Add the garlic for 30 sec.
    3. Stir in the flour and cook 1-2 min.
    4. Slowly whisk in the stock, then the milk.
    5. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper and paprika. Simmer gently (don't boil, or the milk can break) 15-20 min until fork-tender.
    6. Mash about a third of the potatoes in the pot. Leave plenty of chunks.
    7. Take it off the heat. Stir in the sour cream and cheddar until melted. Salt to taste.
    8. Top with the bacon, extra cheese and green onions.

    Cooking the raw potatoes right in the soup lets their starch thicken the base, so there's no separate pot to wash.

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  13. Lulebo har ett nytt projekt på gång i centrum. En idé är att bygga om kontorsfastigheten mitt emot Luleå domkyrka till bostadshus med 23 mindre lägenheter.

    – Det ligger mer nära till hands utifrån vårt ägardirektiv att skapa fler lägenheter, säger Johan Bäcklin.#Nyheter #Jobb #Redaktionell #Luleå #Luleåkommun #Norrbottenslän #Norrland #Sverige #Tuna #Vimmerbykommun #Kalmarlän #Götaland #Detaljplaner #Bostads-&stadsplaneringsfrågor #Samhällspolitik #Politiskafrågor #Politik #Lulebo #BostäderiLuleå #Uppdatera
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  14. ECHR Rules Against Moldova Over Double VAT Payment by Agrimec

    According to the facts of the case, in 2007 and 2008 the applicant company imported rye flour into…
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  16. "This is Catastrophic": Gaza Hit Hard by #UN Food Cuts and Lack of Humanitarian Aid
    As winter approaches, Palestinians in Gaza are desperately trying to prepare their tents and damaged homes while food cuts by the #WorldFoodProgramme are exacerbating rising levels of hunger.
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    Nov. 2, 2026

    ...one day after the #WFP announced it was reducing food aid in Gaza by around one-third, cutting off access to half a million #Palestinians from critical food assistance due to funding shortages. The cuts also reduce food rations by half—with families receiving only one food parcel a month instead of two—and a smaller bag of wheat flour. In addition, WFP cut the number of daily hot meals it provides from 250,000 to 150,000. Meanwhile, families living in the most hard-to-reach areas of #Gaza, including near the yellow line of #Israeli military control, will now receive a hot meal every other day instead of daily.

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    #Palestine #Israel #news

  17. Vid årsskiftet väntas 2000 arbetare flytta in i entreprenörsboendet Aurora village på Storporsön, knappt en kilometer från universitetet.

    Inför inflytten kräver studenter på LTU åtgärder för att stärka tryggheten på campus.

    – Vi vill att det ska kännas tryggt att röra sig på campus även när området får fler människor, säger teknologkårens ordförande Emilia Takkinen.#Nyheter #Jobb #Redaktionell #Universitet #Vidareutbildning #Skolsystemet #Skolaochutbildning #Luleå #Luleåkommun #Norrbottenslän #Norrland #Sverige #Uppdatera
    LTU‑studenter kräver åtgärder när Aurora village fylls

  18. Crumb photo of my multi-seeded sourdough using a Colorado levain, 15% scalded home milled Spelt, 5% scalded cracked Einkorn, chopped sage, olive oil, lemon zest, 80% very strong white Canadian flour and 75g scalded mixed seeds. 
#sourdough #bread #breadsky #canadian

  19. The Hope Of The Nation

    Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

    Proverbs 24:15-16 KJV Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 16 For A JUST MAN FALLETH SEVEN TIMES, and RISETH UP AGAIN: but THE WICKED SHALL FALL INTO MISCHIEF.

    Think about those words for just a minute. It starts out as a warning.

    Let’s Talk About The “Wicked” First

    Proverbs 24:15 KJV LAY NOT WAIT, O WICKED [man], against the DWELLING OF THE RIGHTEOUS; spoil not his resting place

    Word Study: That Old English “LAY NOT WAIT” is the Hebrew ‘al ‘āraḇ, which means “to ambush, to lurk and sneak around in order to do harm”. The word “man” is added by the King James translators. The warning to the wicked, to those who will not follow the Word of God, that the wicked that seek to ambush the home of the children of God will not succeed.

    God looks after His children. “The Angel of the Lord sets up camp around those who fear the Lord – and He will deliver them” (Psalm 34:7). And again, “The Lord will not forsake His saints, but they are PRESERVED FOREVER: but the children of the wicked WILL BE CUT OFF” (Psalm 37:28)

    Who are “the WICKED”? The wicked are those who refuse to hear God and His Word. The Bible says

    “the wicked WILL NOT SEEK AFTER GOD. God is NOT IN ALL HIS THOUGHTS” (Psalm 10:4).

    The wicked mock and ignore God, and His Son Jesus. When God calls them, they ignore His call. They prefer to walk in their own way, defining their own lives regardless as to His command.

    To be “wicked” a person need only ignore God and His Word. A “wicked” person may be moral, but in action detached from God.

    Proverbs 15:9 (AP) The WAY {dereḵ, the way of life, the journey} OF THE WICKED is an ABOMINATION {tôʿēḇâ, disgusting} unto the Lord: but God LOVES HIM THAT FOLLOWS AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS

    When Jesus came to this earth, He called people to His side. “Follow Me. Walk with Me”. God calls everyone to walk with Him. Listen to me, Beloved. God would save the wicked if he or she would hear His call, repent, and come. God calls them. God calls all to salvation.

    “God so loved THE WORLD that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHALL NOT PERISH, but have EVERLASTING LIFE” (John 3:16).

    God calls everyone to salvation. God cries out to the wicked, to those enslaved in sin and to Satan. While you are alive, God calls. He says …

    Isaiah 55:7 Let the WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY, and the UNRIGHTEOUS MAN HIS THOUGHTS: and let him RETURN UNTO THE LORD, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for HE WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON.

    God says “The Door is for all. Jesus is the Door. FORSAKE YOUR WAY, and follow HIM WHO IS THE WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE (John 14:6)”. If you will hear His call, REPENT, and come to Him Who so loved you He gave His life for you, “OUR GOD WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON”.

    Religious People Who Do Not Walk With Jesus
    Hate Those Who Walk With Jesus

    The wicked hate the righteous. When Jesus walked this earth doing good, the wicked stalked Him and sought to overthrow Him. The most wicked were the wolves in sheep clothing, the Pharisees. They followed after Jesus, constantly picking at Him, seeking to destroy His resting place. The Bible warns us of these religious but detached from God people:

    Titus 1:15-16 NKJV – To the PURE {katharos} all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. 16 They profess to know God, but IN WORKS THEY DENY JESUS, being abominable, disobedient, and DISQUALIFIED FOR EVERY GOOD WORK.

    Preach! Those who are righteous (Greek katharos, blameless, those who are surrendered to Christ) seek the Lord, work for the Lord. Those who are wicked are detached from God – and no good work is right in God’s eyes unless it is to the glory of Jesus.

    The religious but unsaved – the wicked hypocrite – “IN WORKS THEY DENY (JESUS)”. They follow after idols. They will not hear the Word of God unless they can modify it. They do not do the GOOD WORK that every believer is expected to do. They are drawn toward darkness, not toward light.

    Illustrate How Would God Think?: I had a Craftsman© ratchet wrench – ½ inch drive, long handle, very expensive – lock up and go bad. I always bought Craftsman© because they had a lifetime warranty, no receipt needed. If it broke, you just returned it. They either repaired it, or gave you a new one. I thought when Sears© closed, that the warranty was gone. It’s not. Stanley© tools took over the brand. You can go online and get a replacement. So I did. They told me they would send me a new replacement in two weeks. I waited, and finally came home to find my replacement. UPS© delivered it.

    It was an empty envelope! Literally!

    The UPS© driver came to my house, parked his truck, took an absolutely empty envelope out of the truck, and walked 50 feet to my front door. He or she (whoever the rascal was) laid an envelope that had “Three Pounds” stamped on the front of it – an unpadded envelope that couldn’t have weighed three ounces – on my doorstep. That rascal then texted me that the package was delivered.

    I was furious! Wouldn’t you be?

    I contacted both Stanley© and UPS© and expressed my ire at my replacement. Supposedly they’re working on the problem. So, what does this have to do with the wicked? Other than the fact that I think the driver was wicked and stupid to deliver an empty envelope, that envelope – which looked like my replacement – was useless to me.

    As angry as I was at that empty envelope, how do you think God feels when someone poses as one of His children, but NEVER DOES ANYTHING to honor Him or to be of use to the Kingdom of God? I suspect God is furious! What do you think?

    Those who claim to be children of God, but who practice only lawlessness, rejecting following Jesus, are in reality wicked. These people have always been around. These wicked people pretend to be children of God, but lie in ambush for God’s people. They “have a FORM or ILLUSION OF GODLINESS, but they DENY ITS POWER” (2 Timothy 3:5).

    The Righteous May Fall, But They Rise
    To The Light, Not The Darkness

    Proverbs 24:16 KJV For A JUST MAN FALLETH SEVEN TIMES, and RISETH UP AGAIN: but THE WICKED SHALL FALL INTO MISCHIEF.

    Now when we speak of the “WICKED”, we’re talking about those whose WAY OF LIFE is separate from the clear teaching of God’s Word. There are a lot of religious people who justify actions that God has condemned as “WICKED” or “ABOMINATIONS” in order to please man and not God. But I want to be very careful to say this plainly:

    “A JUST MAN FALLETH”

    Those who are saved by faith in Christ – justified by God’s Grace – can fall into desire and sin. The Bible is full of examples.

    At last year’s Revival (September 21, 2025) I preached a message from 2 Kings 4:38-41 called “There’s Poison in The Pot”. While the Prophet Elisha was ministering in Gilgal, he had several young preachers he was training. The Bible tells us:

    2 Kings 4:38 … there was FAMINE in the land

    Elisha sent his cook out to forage in Gilgal, to find things that would make a stew for those who followed the Lord. The Cook made a mistake that many have made when foraging – he picked up the wrong gourd. Just like you can find wild mushrooms that are edible, you can also find wild mushrooms that will kill you. The same is true of gourds. The Cook got hold of some wild gourds, cut them up, and made a stew.

    Then everyone sat down to eat. Once they started eating,
    They cried out to Elisha

    2 Kings 4:40 … O thou man of God, there is DEATH IN THE POT

    The righteous fall. The righteous mess up. God’s children are not perfect – but they love the Lord. What happened next was fascinating. Elisha told the Cook, “Bring me qemaḥ (flour)”. Elisha threw the flour in the pot and – here’s what you might have missed – when he threw the flour in the pot, it not only took the poison out of the pot, but IT NEUTRALIZED THE POISON THE DISCIPLES HAD ALREADY EATEN. Back to our text.

    Proverbs 24:16 KJV A JUST MAN FALLETH SEVEN TIMES, and RISETH UP AGAIN

    Preach: The Cook didn’t mean to make a poison stew – but he fell. The Preachers didn’t mean to eat a poison stew – but they did. Elisha didn’t mean to appoint a man who would poison his whole crew with bad food – but he did. Guess what? The Justified – the Saved by Grace – those who love the Lord FALL, but they “RISE UP AGAIN”.

    When you read through the Bible, it is painfully honest about those whom God has saved. The only Perfect Person without sin that you ever see is Jesus Christ. All the others are flawed.

    1. King David – a man after God’s own heart – did WICKED THINGS. He stole another man’s wife, then had that man murdered to cover up what he did. Yet when confronted with his sin, David “ROSE UP AGAIN” and grabbed the nail scarred hand of Jesus. “I acknowledge my transgressions – my sin is ever before me. Against You, and You only O Lord, I have sinned and done wickedly in Your sight” (Psalm 51:3-4).

    2. The Apostle Peter declared that he alone would stand with Jesus when all others failed. But Jesus knew Peter would deny Him three times – before the rooster crowed. Peter’s intention was good, but he allowed FEAR to drive him. The third time he denied Jesus, the Bible says “The Lord turned, and looked at Peter. Peter remembered what Jesus had said, and left Him, WEEPING BITTERLY” (Luke 22:61-62). Yet Peter “ROSE UP AGAIN” and, after Christ’s ascension into Glory, preached boldly and without fear of death until his life was taken away by crucifixion.

    3. The Great Prophet Moses was a faithful servant of the Lord (Numbers 12:7). But when Israel got to Kadesh, and there was no water there, the congregation threatened Moses and Aaron. God told Moses to “Take your rod, and you and Aaron gather the people before the dry rock. SPEAK TO THE ROCK and it will yield its water” (Numbers 20:8). But Moses allowed anger against the people to control him. He stood in front of the rock, crying out to the people:

    Numbers 20:12 (LSB) Listen now, you rebels; shall WE BRING FORTH WATER for you out of this rock?

    Striking the rock, God in His Grace allowed water to come from the rock. But Moses lost the Promised Land. Why? Because his action detracted from Jesus. It robbed God of the glory He should have received.

    Yet the Bible tells us that – though he died just short of the Jordan River – God Himself buried Moses (Deuteronomy 34:5-6). A “JUST MAN FALLS seven times, but RISES UP AGAIN”.

    As to the word “SEVEN”, it is not just saying those who are God’s children by faith in Christ will only fall seven times. The number SEVEN is symbolic. God rested on the SEVENTH DAY, for creation was finished.

    If you are saved by faith in Christ, you are God’s cherished possession, God’s son by adoption. In this life you will have falls – but no fall for the one who loves Christ is fatal or final.

    We see this repeated often throughout Scripture. Listen to this Psalm:

    Psalm 37:16-24 NKJV – A LITTLE THAT A RIGHTEOUS MAN HAS IS BETTER THAN THE RICHES OF THE WICKED. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the LORD UPHOLDS THE RIGHTEOUS. 18 The LORD knows the days of the upright, And THEIR INHERITANCE SHALL BE FOREVER. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And IN THE DAYS OF FAMINE THEY SHALL BE SATISFIED. 20 But the WICKED SHALL PERISH; And the enemies of the LORD, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away. 21 The WICKED BORROWS AND DOES NOT REPAY, But the RIGHTEOUS SHOWS MERCY AND GIVES. 22 For THOSE BLESSED BY GOD SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH, But [those] cursed by Him shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a [good] man are ORDERED BY THE LORD, And {the Father} DELIGHTS IN HIS WAY. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD UPHOLDS HIM WITH HIS HAND

    Those who follow Jesus have much to praise God about! Though we may walk through valleys, and be discounted by the wicked – in the end we shall be abundantly blessed! Eternal life is ours because we love Jesus. That which we promote is not our trademark, but joy in Jesus. The Gospel is the tool that God giver us to light the darkness. We live for Jesus. We love Jesus! We will see Jesus!

    The Righteous Are The Hope Of A Nation

    Proverbs 24:16 KJV For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but THE WICKED SHALL FALL INTO MISCHIEF.

    When the wicked fall, they fall. They don’t get back up. They have never heard the call to salvation, and will not repent. They are their own gods. And in time, the wicked will destroy a nation. The Bible doesn’t say that the wicked MIGHT fall. It says that they SHALL FALL. What do they fall into?

    Word Study: The King James uses the word “MISCHIEF”. This is the Hebrew raʿ, which means “bad, wickedness, evil, vicious hurt”. Those who love the Lord Jesus will fail and fall at times. The Prophet wrote:

    Micah 7:8-9 NKJV – Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; WHEN I FALL I WILL ARISE; When I sit in darkness, The LORD WILL BE A LIGHT TO ME. 9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I WILL SEE HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

    When the wicked fall, they continue to fall into wickedness. But those who are saved by Grace are upheld by the hand of God. Dear friends, if you belong to Jesus, you MUST stand with Him and live in His way.

    Our nation is in a famine. Not a famine of food and water, but a terrible famine nonetheless. God tells the nations through the Prophets:

    Ezekiel 14:12-14 NKJV The word of the LORD came again to me, saying: 13 “Son of man, when A LAND SINS AGAINST ME BY PERSISTENT UNFAITHFULNESS, I will stretch out My hand against it; I WILL CUT OFF ITS SUPPLY OF BREAD, SEND FAMINE ON IT, and CUT OFF MAN AND BEAST FROM IT. 14 “Even [if] these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would DELIVER ONLY THEMSELVES BY THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS,” says the Lord GOD.

    God sends famine on a land that rejects Him. Beloved, there is famine in the land. There is famine in America.

    Illustrate: I recently read a news article from financial expert Ted Jenkin entitled “Americans say they’re broke. So why can’t they stop spending so much?”. The first paragraph of the article said:

    “Some Americans are crying poverty with a $1,500 iPhone in one hand and an $8 Starbucks latte in the other. They say groceries are unaffordable, but somehow the restaurants are packed, airports are crowded, and the neighbor just pulled into his driveway with a brand-new $90,000 SUV. Apparently, we’re one bad economic report away from bankruptcy and one Instagram post away from booking another trip to Cabo. Consumer confidence is in the basement. Consumer spending apparently didn’t get the memo.”

    I’ve asked the same question myself. Americans are crying that they’re impoverished, but they have a cable television subscription that costs hundreds a year. They have “smart phones” and data plans that costs hundreds a month. Restaurants and stores are packed with people spending money – and yet we want more. Why? Because America is in the midst of a famine.

    There is a famine of justice. Millions of American taxpayer dollars were embezzled by fraudulent child care centers in Minnesota, and it was uncovered and exposed by journalist Nick Shirley. Rather than fix the problem, nothing has happened to fix the problem other than government cover up.

    There is a famine of science and medicine. In 2014, Facebook offered 58 gender options. God says there are only two genders, male and female. Social media promotes much more. Scientifically and biologically there are only two genders, male and female. Yet we now make allowances for “gender identity”, which leads to this famine.

    There is a famine of truth. Just because you think it, or just because you are offended, does not establish truth. God established the genders, and God assigned roles to each gender, roles that are not to be disregarded.

    There is a famine of morality. Everywhere you look, you see grift and theft. There is a famine in America. Church, God calls on us to rise.

    There is a famine of patriotism. I have heard people say that it’s racist to fly the red, white, and blue flag of our nation. People use the riches that God has given this nation, and then castigate it as unfit to live in. People run here illegally from other countries, then bring their national flags with them to celebrate the nation they would not stand up for while in it.

    There is a famine of accountability. Every time there is a school shooting, half the nation blames the gun, and seeks to make guns illegal contrary to the Second Amendment. Recently in Oregon, four people – a teacher and three children aged five, eight, and eleven, were killed at Silver Rail Elementary School. A sixteen year old boy – now dead – did it. No one will blame the boy who did the killing, nor the parenting that raised the child. The problem is the GUN.

    There is a famine in America – not of riches or affordability. There is a famine of God’s Word. God said:

    Amos 8:11-12 NKJV – Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord GOD, “That I WILL SEND A FAMINE ON THE LAND, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, BUT OF HEARING OF THE WORDS OF THE LORD. 12 They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; THEY SHALL RUN TO AND FRO, SEEKING THE WORD OF THE LORD, But shall not find [it].

    There is a famine for the Word of God in America today. Because people have chosen wickedness over righteousness, they cannot find happiness. People need the Lord.

    People cannot receive the Lord unless they hear the Gospel. The Gospel is God’s gift to the world, and God’s power to the Church. The Gospel is encapsulated in …

    1 Corinthians 15:1-11 NKJV – Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you–unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. 7 After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. 8 Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God [which was] with me. 11 Therefore, whether [it was] I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

    The Gospel once delivered is that Jesus died for our sins, and rose again – and that He bids whosoever will to come and follow Him. The Gospel is that we repent and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. Following our salvation, we through prayer and study of His Word, do the things that He bids us do.

    The Gospel is to walk with Jesus, to follow His way. Jesus said:

    Matthew 16:24-27 NKJV – Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 “For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

    Only The Church Can Restore America –
    But It Begins With Us

    If you’re saved by Grace, you’re saved to live for Jesus. You are a New Creation in Christ. You are called to be the Light of the world. You are to shine by the good that you do. Salvation is not about working your way to Heaven. It’s about living for Jesus as if you are already in Heaven, because that’s why Jesus saved you. He saved you so that you can walk through this life with Him.

    As we live for Jesus, do that which He bids we do, we have an effect on the world around us. We can’t afford to sit on the side lines and watch America in famine. People need the Lord Jesus. We, together, need to live for Him. For His glory and honor.

    1. Start bringing your Bibles to Church. Mark it during the preaching. Take notes. Learn to be like Christ.

    2. Start praying as if Jesus is next to you, for He is.

    3. Stop asking “What can Jesus do for me?” and start asking, “What do You want me to do, Jesus?”

    4. Begin treating others around you as more than furniture. Treat them with the same love that Jesus gives you every day.

    Amen.

    #Church #ChurchOnMission #Faith #FollowingChrist #Jesus #loveGod #salvation
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