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October 2012

October 16, 2012

I Support Mix It Up At Lunch Day BECAUSE I am a Christian

One of my current writing projects has me spending a lot of time in the...

March 2012

March 16, 2012

The Eating Disorder You Don’t Hear Much About

The thing about a disorder like anorexia is that it eventually makes you look something...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Why and How to Minister with Meals

I've written a number of times about bringing a home-cooked meals to people. It's a...

January 26, 2012

I just want to be at OUR table…

While in the magical disembodied world that is the Internet, I have appeared to be...

January 14, 2012

When Foodies Marry Non-Foodies…

Here it is, your Saturday Eating Reading! ...from Elizabeth Bernstein at the Wall Street Journal...

January 11, 2012

What Chefs Feed Their Kids

One of my favorite things about blogging is the free books. I'm not much of...

November 2011

November 16, 2011

“It wasn’t a very spiritual thought–we’re all FAT.”

That's what went through Pastor Rick Warren's mind when he was nearing the end of...

November 08, 2011

How to Use Food to Comfort Others

Americans receive a lot of criticism for our eating habits and food culture, but to...

November 07, 2011

Are You Willing to Try This?

So this is kind of embarrassing to admit, but when I was very small I...

October 2011

October 29, 2011

When Jesus Was Our Guest

The other night we had a fellowship meal at church. The best part was that...

October 19, 2011

America’s Newest Diet Guru?

...or America's latest "health" sanctioned eating disorder in the guise of a fad diet? Some...

October 18, 2011

Comfort the Afflicted

So my friend Mr. S--who is in his nineties--is in a great deal of pain....

October 15, 2011

a “proof” of true Christian faith.

Early Christian writers claimed that sharing life, including meals, with persons of different backgrounds was...

October 14, 2011

Gifts of Grace in Bread, Wine, and Words

We're back! It was a wonderful trip, 9 days of visiting friends and family, most...

October 13, 2011

Two Kinds of Potato Pancake

{These recipes originally appeared as a part of a list of 10 favorite colder-weather recipes...

October 09, 2011

Speaking Out, Part Three

{I'm away this week. In addition to the delights of being with family & friends,...

October 03, 2011

Eating Well as a College Student (for example)

A reader named Chelsea wrote: "I would love to live a more sustainable lifestyle and...

September 2011

September 24, 2011

A Good and Perfect Gift

My fellow Her.meneutics blogger Amy Julia Becker has a new book, A Good and Perfect...

September 15, 2011

God’s Love Made Delectable

For Norman Wirzba--whose previous books include The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological...

September 12, 2011

Sunday Recipe (On Monday): Eggplant Dip

This week's recipe is super-simple and totally delicious. I made fresh pita to go with...

September 09, 2011

Moment of Joy

Inspired by Amanda Blake Soule's {this moment}, I'm following a Friday ritual: posting a single photo--no...

September 08, 2011

eating WITH children

I'd like to continue this week's de facto theme of eating together, but with a...

September 07, 2011

Why Eating Together Matters

All right, I was a little fired up yesterday. (My mom's response? "You're like that...