God and/in Food

Apples, Mahi Mahi, Ice Cream, Fresh Bread, Good Coffee...

A while back I met with Aaron Youngren, pastor of The Line in Chicago.  As we walked and talked from a local bar, he told me about to chefs from the neighborhood (Lincoln Park) who were going to assist him in a teaching about Food and Worship.  It's a great topic and the idea of giving God glory while eating the fruit of His creation is perhaps one of the most tangible ways worship happens in our everyday life.

When I was a pastor on staff at a local church, I remember eating in my office one day the standard lunch fare, which was either a peanut butter and jelly or leftovers...neither of which made a huge impact on my life because I can't even remember what it is I ate that day...until dessert.  That day it wasn't tiramisu or molten cake or even ice cream, it was a beautiful Royal Gala apple.  While I can't remember anything distinctive about its appearance, I can even now, two or three years later, remember its crunch, taste and texture.  I've had apples all my life, but that day I remember a sense of the Divine while eating what I undoubtedly picked up from the local Jewel, mixed in with dozens of other apples.

Worship and food go hand in hand.  Read this post from The Line's food & worship experience.  It's only natural to taste how good God is in His creation, and I was reminded of this the other day when my beautiful and amazing wife made this...and tasting absolutely killed me, it made me once again thank God for how good He makes creation...for the purpose of us to enjoy and then to worship Him. 

Eat something good, and thank God He created it in the first place...especially if its a recipe that someone who loves you made...

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