I’ve realized how I can talk about hospitality and like the sound of it. Or how sharing the table is an easy thing. But, if I’m really honest with myself, I find certain parts appealing and the messy parts as inconveniences. The problem revolves around the brokenness of people. Today I attended a conference,Continue reading “When Sharing the Table is Hard”
Category Archives: Hospitality
A Place of Vulnerability and Trust
Rather than write myself, I find this excerpt from yesterday’s reading in Bread for the Journey by Henri Nouwen to convey what it is we receive when we share the table. When we gather around the table and eat from the same loaf and drink from the same cup, we are most vulnerable to oneContinue reading “A Place of Vulnerability and Trust”
Sacramental Act of Sharing Your Table
Of late I’ve been reading about eating. Yes, eating. How eating is something we often don’t spend much time thinking about, because, well…we do it everyday in this Western world. But, did you know that in Ancient Near East culture, it was gathering around the table & sharing a meal where covenants were created andContinue reading “Sacramental Act of Sharing Your Table”
Day 8: The Ministry of Food
My ENFJ comes out when given the opportunity to teach others, specifically in my areas of expertise or passion. I didn’t quite realize how food and teaching intertwine in my soul bursting forward, in order to get people in the kitchen. I desire to see both foodie and non to find their place in cooking,Continue reading “Day 8: The Ministry of Food”
Blueberry Tart for Biz
My dear friend Biz has her birthday in April, but blueberry season is in July & August. Her favorite dessert is blueberry pie. This year I wanted to specifically make a blueberry tart or pie just for her. I decided upon a tart as it’s easier to utilize with almond flour. This is aContinue reading “Blueberry Tart for Biz”
Curse of Being a Hospitable Doer
There’s a curse in the realm of hospitality, or opening up your home, your space, your life when you become the “doer,” the “Yes” person (adoringly called the ‘Yes’ers’). And it doesn’t take hard examination within a crowd of people to see who the ‘doers’ are. The doers are the ones who are reliable, evenContinue reading “Curse of Being a Hospitable Doer”
Muggy Church Building, One Elementary School Cafeteria & 10 Years
June 13th, 2002 stood still with an unexpected heatwave. It was a Thursday. Family & friends came in from out of town, my to be mother-in-law turned 50 just the day before. We drove to the country of cow manure & pristine lawns Our church building stood in disarray. We pretendedContinue reading “Muggy Church Building, One Elementary School Cafeteria & 10 Years”
Our Tables Should Not be Stumbling Blocks
Justice, Mercy & Love with Food at our Tables The apostle Paul in his letter to the church of Corinth, wrote about eating food sacrificed to idols, which you can read more about in ‘Not All in the Name.’ He wrote about not eating the meat served to idols if it caused a brother orContinue reading “Our Tables Should Not be Stumbling Blocks”
Q&A: Redeeming the Table’s Mission & Vision
In my attempt to iron out kinks & wrinkles in my life, I’m on a constant Spring Cleaning of the inner “closet” workings of my mind. Part of that is translated into this little slice in the blogosphere, Redeeming the Table. By my very NF nature, I am always refining, asking, inquiring “Who am I?”Continue reading “Q&A: Redeeming the Table’s Mission & Vision”
Where I Have A Confession on My Hospitable Skills
going with a new banner as well
I have a confession to make. You might think I’m great at extending hospitality by reading my words, or coming into my home. But, honestly, I am a failure at it time & again. God humbles me when reading the words of Jesus preparing a breakfast of bread & fish for his friends as I recall not making the most of the opportunity I was given just the day before.
Here is Jesus with such intentionality & purpose on the shore, calling out to his friends to try the other side of the boat. Tired & worn out, they follow the words of this stranger to realize it’s their Lord. Hauling back the hefty net of fish they are welcomed to a well tended fire. Yesterday in the sermon, the visual of the well tended fire struck me the most.
Backdoor Hospitality 