(We have translated our story about Isaac and his cheesecakes for our Spanish-speaking friends!) Isaac López cocinó 47 tartas de queso este fin de semana. Debe cocinar 65 tartas de queso más. Isaac, de 12 años, está tratando de ganar suficiente dinero para hacer su primer viaje de misión. La idea para recaudar fondos llegó... Continue Reading →
En español Isaac López baked 47 cheesecakes this weekend. He’s got 65 cheesecakes to go. That’s because Isaac, age 12, is trying to earn enough money to go on his first mission trip. The idea for the fundraiser came after Isaac made a cheesecake for a celebration of his church’s seventh anniversary. Isaac is the... Continue Reading →
Grateful for this message from Rose Powell at Rising Fawn United Methodist Church in north Georgia! Dear Annette: I wanted to tell you about our Wednesday night meals at Rising Fawn United Methodist Church, which began during the time Steve Doyal was our pastor, over 20 years ago. When the dinners started, I for one... Continue Reading →
Somebody in this room has a piece of cake with his name on it. In fact, I’m told three people are here tonight with August birthdays. The giant monthly birthday cake has several names on it, but Walter, Isaiah, and Rommel reportedly have already picked up their personalized slices. The whole room is dining on... Continue Reading →
What’s your go-to recipe to take to a family when they have lost a loved one? We asked that question a couple of weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed your answers. Ann Low Reego said, “I take ‘Love Soup.’ My children named it that because everyone we loved got some eventually. It went to new babies,... Continue Reading →
Here are recipes offered by our readers in response to the question: What’s your go-to recipe to take to a family when they have lost a loved one? See also: Food to take to sad families LOVE SOUP 1lb. ground round 1 chopped onion1 envelope dried onion soup mix1 bottle V8 vegetable juice1 12 oz.... Continue Reading →
The Knoxville News Sentinel recently visited "Dinner Church" at East Knox Elementary -- a ministry of the Rev. Teresa Atkins McClure and New Life United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tenn. We shared this great ministry in The Call to Cook last month! The KNS story by Amy McRary and images by Saul Young are amazing.... Continue Reading →
The photos that come out of Elk Garden School Community Ministry Center are always intriguing. The onions-and-pantyhose post led me to give Rev. Brooke Atchley a call! Brooke is a Church and Community Worker -- a local missionary in The United Methodist Church -- who hosts all sorts of mission teams and volunteers at the... Continue Reading →
The Rev. Amy Jo Cook, pastor at Loudon United Methodist Church, wrote the following on her Facebook page. I had to share with you: -Rev. Amy Jo Cook and her son Jackson- “How does bringing chickens help people being sad?” Excellent question from my little professor when bringing food (including two kinds of cooked chicken,... Continue Reading →
