I’m not Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopalian, or Orthodox. I have never observed Lent in my life and had to look it up to find out what it was. In my quest to understand traditional Christianity better, I have decided to observe Lent this year.
According to Wikipedia:
Converts to Christianity followed a strict catechumenate or period of instruction [...]
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Lent
Posted in faith, tradition on February 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My Food Journey (part 4)
Posted in faith, foodosophy on August 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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One day we decided to get on the scales. That caused a great deal of weeping and wailing and a sudden drive to lose weight. We leaped on the low-fat bandwagon with a vengeance. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to have very much affect at all.
At some point along in here we ran [...]
My Food Journey (part 3)
Posted in faith, foodosophy on July 25, 2007 | No Comments »
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Some of you have been quite disturbed about where you think I’m heading with this. Realize that what I’m describing is not necessarily how I currently believe, but the thought process I went through.
At this point I wanted to get married to a nice Christian girl (to whom I am still married) [...]
My Food Journey (part 2)
Posted in faith, foodosophy on June 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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Having been raised in a church that put a strong emphasis on health, I have retained my interest in a healthy lifestyle to this day. But my opinion on what is healthy has changed dramatically.
Toward my late teens early twenties, I rejected most of what I had been taught up until that [...]
My Food Journey (part 1)
Posted in faith, foodosophy on June 11, 2007 | 6 Comments »
For me food has always been deeply tied to my fundamental beliefs. My beliefs have made significant changes over the years and my beliefs about food have followed or in some cases lead. It is a journey.
I started life in the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church. One thing SDAs are famous for is their vegetarian diet. [...]
Deeper Nourishment
Posted in faith on May 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Why do I believe anything? Usually my basis for belief in anything is based in knowledge I have gained through study and experience. I have chosen to serve my family foods that are traditional and nourishing because I believe that is the best way to obtain and maintain a healthy physical body. I believe that [...]
Nourishing Faith
Posted in faith on April 10, 2007 | No Comments »
While the focus here at Through the Cooking Glass is on physical nourishment, we cannot neglect mental and spiritual nourishment. The following paragraph from Prophets of the New Atheism hits the nail on the head.
Certainly, you can have an ethical individual atheist, an instinctively caring, generous person who happens to disbelieve in God. But an [...]