Tag: Eucharist

The Body – Broken for You

The Body – Broken for You

  This Thursday, as part of our Maundy Thursday/ Holy Week service.  I was asked to help serve communion. Communion has always been a powerful metaphor and symbol of my faith, however I did not expect to find serving communion so meaningful. After a little 

John 6:51-58: Understanding the Text

John 6:51-58: Understanding the Text

John 6 is a dense chapter with lots of little episodes.  The chapter starts with Jesus feeding a crowd of 5000 men, (plus likely an equal number of women and additional children), with 2 fish and five loaves.  There are 12 baskets of leftovers.  The 

Book Recommendation: Take This Bread

Book Recommendation: Take This Bread

One of the books that got me thinking about the theology of food this year is Take This Bread by Sara Miles.

Miles has a background as a journalist and a restaurant cook.  She wandered into church one Sunday, participated in communion, tasted Jesus in her mouth and wanted more.  She went on to start a food pantry right in the sanctuary of that very church.  This memoir is a fabulous story of what happens when we get a chance to taste and see just how good Jesus is.  This is not the story that I expected it to be, but is wild, free, engaging and true.

The book is available at Amazon.  Purchase it through these links and I’ll get affiliate credit.  Otherwise Richard and I have two copies and you can certainly borrow from us.  Let me know what you think once you’ve read it.

Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion

Creativity Tuesday – Macaroni and Kale

Creativity Tuesday – Macaroni and Kale

Food, is one of my favorite ways to be creative.  Especially when I have a chance to feed people.  Cooking for myself is ok, but having people over to sit at the table, to catch up on life, to eat and to laugh is one