Turkey... Tryptophan... and
Toxic Religion...

If you have turkey for Thanksgiving dinner and get sleepy after the meal, it could be the tryptophan in the turkey. Here is how it works: tryptophan is an essential amino acid found in turkey meat. The tryptophan produces niacin (vitamen B) which helps the body to manufacture serotonin. Serotonin is a remarkable chemical that calms the brain and helps you to sleep. Now you have some trivia to share around the dinner table when there is a lull in the conversation.

The tryptophan found in turkey has a mild sleep-inducing affect. But some of the toxins found in church-centered religion (as opposed to Christ-centered faith) can have a lethal affect. Here are some typical toxins to watch out for:

• self righteousness
• Self-importance
• Religious manipulation
• Insincerity
• Arrogance
• Finger pointing
• Intolerance
• Bitterness
• Deceit
• Shame
• Guilt
  

This stuff won't put you to sleep. It will quench the Spirit of God and kill your passion for Jesus. Some of us need to detox from church-centered religion so we can pursue Christ-centered faith. Take a look at this blog: Life After Detox. -- Bob