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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Kitchen Joy

The joy that comes from spending time with one of your kids doing something special is just priceless. Today I made biscuits with our 4 year old daughter, Megan. We melted butter, sifted flour, beat in the sugar and licked the beaters. She helped me roll the dough into little balls which we then flattened out on the baking tray. It would seem that messy and fun are exponentially connected. The more messy... the more fun. Even better when you can lick the messy off! Now for the jam. If only you could have seen the concentration on her face as she carefully placed generous blobs of jam onto the top of each biscuit. She was all for a full teaspoon on each... but a quick glance at the picture in the recipe book helped to convince her otherwise. So into the oven they went... accompanied by squeals of delight. "Are they ready yet?" "Not yet darling, 14 minutes to go." "Are they ready yet?" "Not yet darling, 13 minutes to go." "Are they ready yet?" "Not yet... 10 minutes to go!"

I guess 15 minutes seems like an eternity to a four year old... Especially when you are waiting to see the creation of your own hands. And then comes that magic moment.... when the oven door comes down and the room is filled with the aroma of freshly baked biscuits. "Can I eat one yet?" "Not yet darling... they are still too hot." Isn't it funny how nothing is too hot when it comes to taste testing. 

Posted by Matt at 2:29 PM
Categories: Along the Road, Family Moments

Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Ministry of Food

Have you ever come away from church thinking "Wow... now that's how church should be!". Tonight was one of those times. We met around tables. We worshipped together. We prayed together. But best of all... we ate together. Whist this was happening, we listened to some stories about times when Jesus ministered to the people around him using food. The feeding of the five thousand... the last supper... eating with sinners... the time He cooked breaky for the disciples on the beach.






We were encouraged to think about how we might be more intentional about using food to reach out to the people around us. I for one would like to explore this further... not just because I like food... and not just because it is fun to entertain people. I really think there is something significant about sharing a meal with people.

The other great thing about tonight was that I got the chance to sit down and chat to some people from within the church that I did not know. It really was an Acts 2:42 experience... the way church oght to be.

Posted by Matt at 9:18 PM
Categories: Along the Road