My Favorite School Lunch

Read Time / 2 Minutes

Theme / Biblical Investing

It was my favorite school lunch, and my mouth watered all morning during class when I knew my mother had carefully packed it for me in my sack lunch.  It was important that she packed the contents in two separate baggies.  In one baggie she packed freshly cut slices of tomato, while in the other she packed two slices of Wonder bread with a light spreading of mayonnaise.  The two separate baggies were important so that the juice of the tomato would not saturate the bread before lunch.  At lunch, I would carefully construct the sandwich and experience the delight of eating – albeit quickly before the sandwich became mushy!

Wonder bread was the bread of choice in my childhood.  A loaf of Wonder bread came bleached white and thinly sliced in a plastic bag covered with colorful balloons that spoke of a life full of airy pleasure for a kid.  In those days, we were less concerned about what was in the bread than we are today.  Now we can buy multi-grain, sprouted wheat, rye, sourdough, gluten-free, artisan, pita, and a variety of other breads.

Just as we have more choices in bread today, we have more choices in investing – including increased recognition of companies that represent values that are important to us.  In Proverbs 11:3 we read, “The integrity of the upright guides them.”   How our integrity plays out in our choice of bread, may not be much of a concern, but how our integrity plays out in the financial blessings the Lord has entrusted to us, should be a concern. 

I enjoy a good slice of healthy brown bread today, but I remember fondly the bleached white bread that my mother so lovingly packed for me.  It was the bread of choice then, but not now.  My prayer is that we take advantage of additional investing options today – and choose investments that are healthy, full of integrity.

Doug Hanson, MBA

Wealth Advisor

(208) 697-3699

doug@christianmw.com