#common eating

I’m not a big fan of events such as Bloganuary. However, as I saw today’s question about biggest challenges, the idea of starting again immediately came to mind. Starting again will mean re-reading some books I should have already reviewed. First off, I’m starting again in my ministry life. I’m returning to Holy Trinity, this time as priest-in-charge, on a term basis. This means my focus will…

You read that title correctly. It’s New Year’s Resolutions Time. Despite what the retailers tell you, Advent, the Christian new year, starts tomorrow. This year, there are only 22 days in Advent. A coffee mug. Serving as a reminder of my New Year’s resolutions. A coffee mug. Serving as a reminder of my New Year’s resolutions. A coffee mug. Serving as a reminder of my New Year’s…

Making Scarcity Scarce is a bit different from past posts. It’s an old essay I did while at St. John’s College. It deals though with some of the issues that I hope will continue to be part of Common Eating. This was obviously only preliminary thoughts. I would love for people to ask questions or make suggestions in the comments. Making Scarcity ScarceMalthus and ScarcityOther views on…

Bread, Blessed and Broken Luke 24:13-35 By Donald McKenzie April 25, 2020 I am the Bread of Life says Jesus.A Different Breaking of Bread On The Road to Emmaus “When he was at table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.  Luke 24:31,32 NRSV When stories are so familiar, the…

Feasting and Putting Folks in Their Place By Donald McKenzie August 29, 2022 Feasting is one of the main themes in yesterday’s Gospel reading.  The lections for this Sunday can be found at Vanderbilt Divinity Lectionary. We used the Jeremiah, Psalm 81, Hebrews, and Luke readings. The verses I refer to that weren’t part of the lection are the following: 2 Just then, in front of him, there was…

My Favourite Food Book – The Supper of the Lamb By Donald McKenzie September 5, 2013 *This post contains affiliate links, so I may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on my site at no additional cost to you. This book was one I purchased prior to review.  Supper of the Lamb Over the last year or two, I’ve been reading a lot of food books.  I have some criteria as…

Slow Church Worth Lingering Over

I’ve been looking forward to reading Slow Church ever since I first heard about it on Facebook.  Written by Chris Smith and Jon Pattison, Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus, is a clarion call to the body of Christ, to hit the brakes and reconsider the direction it’s heading.

The ethos around Slow Church has been very much informed by the Slow Food Movement. This…

Book Review – Keeping the Feast

I originally posted this on Bubsblurbs.com in late 2012, but wanted to include it here as well.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author and/or publisher through the Speakeasy blogging book review network. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in…