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The Edible Theology Project

August 6, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Our food is a constant reminder of both the goodness and the brokenness of God’s creation.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: books, bread, Christian formation, communion, food, Holy Eucharist

Five Loaves of Challah

October 13, 2021 By Susan Caldwell Leave a Comment

Autumn is a season for ingathering and for harvest. I enjoy seeing fall leaves and pumpkins appear as September weeks pass by. The large Harvest Moon rises, and the days grow cooler with crisp air coming in the mornings and evenings. Even here in California we start marking the days as “sweater weather.”

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Autumn, bread, food, Judaism

Creating a Practical Response to the Bread Gospel

August 19, 2018 By Allison Sandlin Liles 2 Comments

Today is the fourth Sunday in a row we’ve heard about bread in church. I am the bread of life, he says, whoever comes to me […]

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Parenting Tagged With: bread, food, gospel

Bringing kingdom metaphors to life (with seeds, scraps, and bread dough)

February 15, 2017 By Rachel Jones 2 Comments

Jesus talks about sowers planting seeds, of abundance out of scraps, about bread and wine and love. This turns out to be very practical wisdom.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Bible, bread, Jesus, seeds, winter

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