What’s too good to toss?
What do you do with leftovers?
Which new ways are best?
Upcycling is a word for making something new out of an item that might otherwise be thrown away.
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| Artist trading card ATC: What is too good to toss? |
For example, you don’t need to waste the tiny chunks leftover in the powdery mixture at the bottom of a jar of honey-roasted peanuts if you save it to season popcorn. First, add melted butter for its rich, creamy, savory flavor with a hint of sweetness, then, sprinkle the honey roasted peanut leftovers and shake to mix. Sweet-salty snack seasonings are worth keeping! Finally, any kernels that refused to pop are tossed in the trash.
Back side of artist trading card
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| Title of the piece: upcycle • Media used: marker and gel pen on natural parchment style paper • Date created: 1.10.2025 • Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus • Group or swap information: good ideas • Artist contact info (website, email, etc.): freshretrogallery |
Discern what to receive, keep, and toss away.
If you’re creative, you might keep tools, save materials, design and create things that benefit others. You enjoy the process as well as the result of sharing.
The Creator of the universe renews His creatures and upcycles the whole creation.
Opportunities and unique abilities are designed for us by our Creator. God carries us in the faith—a gift in Holy Baptism which identifies people as His beloved children. Guided by the Holy Spirit, equipped to walk in the newness of life, the one who receives the faith in Christ is provided brilliant wisdom that comes by hearing God’s Word.
This powerful spiritual gift supplies a grace-filled gratitude that generates production of gentle, loving, good and beneficial work. Sinners are saved from their deserved destiny hell when, by the faith, they grasp the authority of Christ, His innocent arms spread at the cross for us to remove sin. Certain hope comforts all who rest in the knowledge that one day, Jesus will return to gather his brothers and sisters into an upcycled perfect new creation absent of sin and sorrow!
The Word endures forever to cover this temporary earthly disaster.
Since the Heavenly Father hates sin and cares about us, He
traded, lowered, His Only Son to redeem us. Jesus willingly humbled
Himself, died for us and rose from the grave to cover us as the Only Way
everyone desperately needs in order to please God. Everyone rejecting
Truth will die eternally; yet people who do receive Christ’s power for
the blessing of repentance can’t be condemned and will also be raised from the grave.
The Spirit reveals and guides in Truth, reminding us to flee evil—get rid of selfishness, pride, arrogance, rudeness and idols. Because everyone fails in many ways, Jesus cleared the path. Thankfully, God doesn’t require that we rely on government, science, knowledge, what we own, feel, decide, do or create to accomplish anything according to His purpose which is to move and keep us depending on the work of Christ.
The Counselor carries people through thick and thin.
Spoken Word and Sacraments give and refill the faith. In these, we eagerly grasp opportunities to confess alongside other people within the Church, consume the Word (His body and blood in-with-under bread and wine) and hear the comfort of absolute forgiveness. Being recharged regularly with Scripture’s promise of salvation by grace in Christ, depending on His mercy, releases frustrations—both personal, plus that which results from sins inflicted upon us. The faith is fed and strengthened to fight against the devil’s temptations. By grace, we are released from the weakness of fallen human nature that would rather waste, ignore, twist, abuse, reject and toss God’s gifts away. The Light redirects focus away from self accomplishment and greed, to humbly trust the work of Jesus for forgiveness and peace.
We don’t realize all the ways.
Childbirth, good days, times of wandering, difficult seasons, death—God compassionately works in and through His baptized children for good, benefit of others, and protection. The Lord’s gentleness, kindness, patience, peace, love, goodness, faithfulness, joy and self-control are gifts of life to hold firmly. Gratitude of the Good News in Christ who finished the saving work for us is ours to generously share.
Do you have questions or are you looking for such a place of spiritual growth? Locate a congregation near you.
Artist trading card ATC examples.
Are you wondering what to create, how to trade, what to put on the back of artist trading cards or what size to make them? Learn more about ATCs at FreshRetroGallery.
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| Front and back of artist trading card, size 2.5 by 3.5 inch, What is too good to toss? upcycle; good ideas |
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| What size are artist trading cards? 2.5x3.5" |
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