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Ascetic Eucharists with the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowan
Read more: Ascetic Eucharists with the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowanIn this episode we’re joined by the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowan, an Anglican priest, Dean and President of the Berkeley Divinity School of Yale University and the McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology, and he’s the author of Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals (with Oxford University Press)….
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Diet & The Coronavirus (Podcast)
Read more: Diet & The Coronavirus (Podcast)Our new podcast episode is out! You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Anchor, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check it out, subscribe for weekly episodes every Wednesday, and please give us a rating and review! During this Coronavirus pandemic many of us are practicing social distancing, self-quarantining, and sheltering in…
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Does the Apostolic Decree Command Christians Not to Eat Thanksgiving Turkey? Musings on Food and an Appeal to Reduce Meat Consumption
Read more: Does the Apostolic Decree Command Christians Not to Eat Thanksgiving Turkey? Musings on Food and an Appeal to Reduce Meat ConsumptionThe time was almost ten years ago precisely. Maybe you remember the shocking video I was watching. On my screen was Sarah Palin (in one of her many regrettable public moments), conducting an outdoor interview about pardoning turkeys, casually sipping her coffee, while two turkeys were being strangled to death behind her. I have neither…
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Good Eats in San Diego
Read more: Good Eats in San DiegoStanley and I recently went on a trip to San Diego, CA and went to some fantastic restaurants. With my new Samsung S9 in hand (just made the switch from iPhone to Android), I took some pictures of the good eats in San Diego, and thought I’d share some of them with you. I absolutely…
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A Pauline Call for a Christian Meat Taboo
Read more: A Pauline Call for a Christian Meat TabooJohn M.G. Barclay, ‘Food, Christian Identity and Global Warming: A Pauline Call for a Christian Food Taboo’, The Expository Times 121 (2010): 585-93. Over the past couple years I have repeatedly returned to the article listed above. Not because I forget about the main point, but because I find it incredibly compelling. I just keep…
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Eating as Missions
Read more: Eating as MissionsI just came back from a week-long missions vision trip in the Philippines. It was a whirlwind of a trip, traveling to a new place everyday, but it was a great time of encouragement and eating, meeting and worshipping with other believers from different places. While the Philippines has recently been in the news, due to…
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Deliciousness at Disneyland
Read more: Deliciousness at DisneylandI’m going to do another food blog post about some of my favorite things to eat at Disneyland. I go to Disneyland quite often, and there are some really delicious things to eat there. Thanks to my boyfriend’s generosity and his vast knowledge of everything that pertains to Disneyland, I have tried some really good…
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Drunk at Church
Read more: Drunk at ChurchThe “potluck” is one of the greatest things about going to a small church. For those who have never experienced it, it is a full range buffet with only the most delectable foods made by the moms and grandmas of your church. Tables are set up so that all of the congregation may have their…
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Foodie Favorites in North Orange County
Read more: Foodie Favorites in North Orange CountyFood is one of the joys of life and food is a great way for people to come together. Being Filipina-American, I grew up going to large family gatherings, where eating was the main event, as my extended family would spend all day eating around the buffet line full of different Filipino and American dishes….
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A Communal Feast Celebrating the Martyrdom of St. Valentine
Read more: A Communal Feast Celebrating the Martyrdom of St. ValentineYesterday, in honor of the martyrdom of St. Valentine, I hosted a dinner party with a few of my girl friends. It was a good time of delicious food and engaging conversation. While Valentine’s Day can be S.A.D. (Singles Awareness Day), I wanted to celebrate the holiday in the truest fashion with having a feast…