This Lent, I saw Christ's power take over in my weakness. I found Christ pinpointing the places where I've been lazy and need to take initiative, and the places where I'm over-committed and in need of rest. For Eastertide, I'm taking a break from my online presence. After Pentecost, I hope to return rested and ready to continue my explorations of food and faith with you all.
Read MoreLooking back, the liminal stages just before moving have been some of the sweetest of times. Though I can't stay in that state forever, it flavors me deeply nonetheless.
Read MoreAs we head into Holy Week, I pray that we do not fall into the temptation of following the crowd. As we hear calls to violence, attempts at military domination, I pray that we hold onto our cries of Hosanna. I pray that we eat bread and wine, body and blood shed to end the shedding of blood, remembering the humility and nonviolence of him who came to save.
Read MoreWhen I was in kindergarten, I stole my first bite of communion bread. I didn't understand what the meal meant, but I craved it deeply. Twenty years later, I can't say I understand it any more, but I'm prepared to spend my whole life giving into the cravings that began at five years old.
Read MoreI am grateful that the church sets aside a bit of time each year to grieve and to process death. In just a few days we will sing boldly, oh death where is your sting. But for today, I grieve. Because death still hurts right now.
Read MoreThrough this Lenten series, I'm realizing my own difficulty fulfilling commitments or allowing others to depend on me. But part of realizing our own dependence on God is realizing the importance of interdependent community.
Read MoreToday's guest post comes from another dear friend named Lindsay, though not that same Lindsay as last week. She shares the importance of Jesus embodied metaphor for the kingdom of God and the ways it teaches us to work, wait, witness, and wonder.
Read MoreI realized last week how often I use the excuse of "I'm too busy" to avoid doing things I just don't want to do. Fasting is meant to strip away the tasks that we use to fill our time and excuse ourselves from the things we don't want to do. But Isaiah 58 tells us that if our fasting doesn't then lead us to see and address the needs of the oppressed around us, then we are doing it seriously wrong.
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