Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
“Everybody is reading it.” Hyperbole or not, this claim about a book gives us cause to consider: should we read it? If a book has woven itself into the fabric of our culture, become a topic of discussion, resulted in…
Saving the best for last
"Human beings drink because we want to be known, and because we are afraid of being known. We drink because we want to know, and because we are afraid to know." We’ve shared thoughts on both wine and Andy Crouch…
Feed My People
If you’ve been in Austin long, you’ve probably interacted in some way with our city’s sizable homeless population. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department estimates there are about 3,625 homeless individuals here on any given day. We have…
Food for Thought
There are certain themes that we continually revisit, like “food.” As has been noted before: the Bible begins with food:“…You shall have them for food.” Genesis 1:29 the fall centers around food,“…for in the day that you eat of it you…
Wine & the PMF rule of healthful drinking
Friends, The Bible mentions wine a lot. Consider: Prov. 20:1; Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. John 2:9-10; When the master of the feast tasted the water now…