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Food
Food is one of our most basic needs, but there’s nothing basic about the issues surrounding its production and consumption. Whether it’s how we grow it, or how we eat it (and how much), or how we share it with those who have less, the church needs to consider how we interact with what we eat.
It's Called Junk Food for a Reason
Two books explore the differences between true nourishment and its counterfeits
May 21, 2001
More on Food
Bless These Hands That Instagram My Food
Michael Pollan and today's foodie culture make home cooking hip.
June 14, 2013
Not 'That' Kind of Housework
Why many contemporary women are embracing knitting, home cooking, and a variety of domestic arts.
May 6, 2013
The Fitness-Driven Church 
Across the country, congregations are whipping members into shape with highly marketed, faith-based health programs. What's right—and troubling—about the trend.
April 26, 2013
Loving Someone Who's Starving For Perfection
Our relationships can't cure eating disorders.
April 22, 2013
Beef Stroganoff Isn't Rocket Science
The New York Times' controversial Yvonne Brill obit and the sacred call to remember.
April 5, 2013
Chick-Fil-A's Lesson on Loving Your Enemies
Step 1: Let your enemies become your friends.
February 20, 2013
Did We Love 'God Made a Farmer' Too Much?
Someday maybe we'll find the road between demeaning rural life and romanticizing the difficult reality of today's American farm.
February 6, 2013
Why Are Christians Such Bad Tippers?
A theological defense of paying servers their 15 percent... or more.
February 5, 2013
Being Skinny Is Not a Christian Virtue
Finding the right motivations for caring for our bodies.
January 23, 2013
Pay-What-You-Can Restaurants Dish Up Dignity in Denver
A new business model helps close the socioeconomic gap.
January 15, 2013
Why a Big Stomach Belongs at Thanksgiving
And how my own appetite went from enemy to dear friend.
November 21, 2012
The Village Genius
Joe Johnston's residential community is designed for, well, community.
September 20, 2012
Walking toward Wellness: How Healthy Eating Informs Our Kingdom Work
Two Christians who promote natural foods as part of their vocational callings.
August 21, 2012
Good Eats and Evangelism: A Whole-Gospel Restaurant Serving Pittsburgh's Soul
Chef Nikki Heckmann's Bistro To Go offers tasty ingredients to revitalize Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhood.
August 16, 2012
Digesting Grace: Why the Food We Eat Matters to God
And why buying produce from our local CSA reminds me of this fact.
August 15, 2012
Tilling among the Tulips: Christians Sow Hope at a West Michigan Farm
Eighth Day Farm's founders believe local food will restore the land and bless its inhabitants.
August 14, 2012
Lusting After Asparagus?: Our Culture's Food Porn Problem
What's wrong with ogling beautifully shot images of filet mignon and other rich foods? A lot, actually.
August 13, 2012
Another Kind of Christian Witness at Chick-fil-A
Franchise owner Erik Devriendt doesn't have much to say about the recent imbroglio over Dan Cathy's comments. He just wants to help local refugees.
August 1, 2012
Can Cities Really Block Chick-fil-A?
Some attorneys say no as Billy Graham, Mike Huckabee, and others voiced support for the fast-food chain.
July 27, 2012
Holy Ground: Why This Land Is God's Land
Ignoring the ethics of food production and land use is not an option for Christians.
July 9, 2012
The Dark Side of Healthy Eating: Diagnosing 'Orthorexia' Eating Disorders
Are "pure" diets really all that good for us?
May 31, 2012
Shaming Children for Eating Snacks: How Not to Fight Childhood Obesity
The Bible suggests food is a gift from God—even when we're trying to lose weight.
April 4, 2012
Why Are Our Communion Meals So Paltry?
If we have such an extravagant Savior, we should attempt to create a fuller meal.
March 20, 2012
Ben & Jerry's 'Schweddy Balls' and Scatological Humor
Why I'm not joining 'one million moms' in a boycott.
September 27, 2011
Inviting Christ to the Dinner Table
A conversation with theologian Norman Wirzba, author of 'Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating'.
September 14, 2011
God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Body
It includes sex, diet, and sports—but so much more.
August 12, 2011
Kids' Diets: Why We Need Immovable Love, Not 'Let's Move'
Where Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign falls short.
August 10, 2011
A Backyard Garden of Grace
When our family decided to buy only items that were local, used, homegrown, or homemade, little did we know how our garden would change us.
June 8, 2011
A Christian Response to Overpopulation
We can continue to affirm life while acknowledging that unrestricted population growth can put women and children at risk.
May 25, 2011
Food Cleanses and the Integrated Self
How nourishment illuminates the relationship between the body and other aspects of our humanity.
May 13, 2011
Pushing Back the Desert: Niger's Christians Get Creative for Daily Bread
'Give us this day our daily bread' is both a prayer and a project for Christians living in one of the world's poorest countries.
April 6, 2011
Keeping Kids Junk-Food Free
What Christian communities might learn from Amelia Brown, the Philadelphia principal who sees childhood obesity as the next urban crisis.
April 1, 2011
The Newest Gnostic Christian Diet
Lysa TerKeurst's 'Made to Crave comes' dangerously close to suggesting that food is bad.
March 15, 2011
Lent in Narnia
Would C.S. Lewis have renounced Turkish Delight from Ash Wednesday to Easter?
March 10, 2011
Organic Eden Foods’ quiet right-wing agenda
A crunchy, natural food company marketed to liberals discreetly sues to stop covering employees' contraception (Salon.com)
For the Amish, Big Agribusiness Is Destroying a Way of Life
In upstate New York, small farmers are being squeezed out by thousand-cow dairies and genetically modified crop producers. The buggy-driving members of a traditional sect may be hit hardest of all. (The Atlantic)
Diabetes diagnosis motivates 'Tennessean' reporter to change his life
A preacher once told me that the New Testament Greek word “metanoia” — which my Bible translates as “repentance” — really refers to a complete transformation or metamorphosis. He said that it literally means to stop walking in one direction, to turn around, and begin walking the opposite. Diabetes for me has meant that kind of transformation. (Bob Smietana, The Tennessean)
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