Food & Faith in Our United Methodist Churches
It took me all week to write this, because I was ashamed. On Sunday night, we resumed our “Second Sunday Dinner Party” after canceling it for two months due to COVID-19. This dinner was so, so different than the monthly meals our friends and I have prepared since December 2018. The obvious difference is fear... Continue Reading →
Let’s talk about pimento cheese. Yes, I know the news is tugging us away to constantly think about something else. I’m trying to force myself to put my smart phone down, but I keep picking it up, searching for good news while the bad news overloads my circuits. My mind careens from place to place... Continue Reading →
On Friday night, I made two big pans of lasagna. My son said that comfort food was what they needed, and when he thought about comfort food, he thought of lasagna. I had been waiting for such an opportunity, but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon. I didn’t expect it to be so... Continue Reading →
For a few months, one of my husband’s daughters had to follow a gluten-free diet. I didn’t take it well, since his other daughter is a vegetarian and his brother was avoiding sugar at the time. Providing a dish for family dinners was a challenge. “Now that’s enough!” I said, when my husband and I... Continue Reading →
"Come to the table." Those are four encouraging words, especially when you’re hungry for something. Even a bad day can end on a high note when you’re called to the table and something good is waiting for you. Gathering around the table to share a meal is so basic and natural to spending time with... Continue Reading →
I’ll share this story with a bit of sheepishness, because I think I almost missed out on a blessing. It takes a lot for me to get aggravated at any restaurant worker, because my sons and their friends work in restaurants and I know they are sometimes mistreated. But ... I went to a McDonald’s... Continue Reading →
Let me tell you about something that happened last month. Marci and Daniel As we roll out this food and faith blog, you will get to know Marci and Daniel. They are important partners in a monthly food ministry we started in December 2018 at Norwood United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. We call it... Continue Reading →
