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Die volgende is ’n uittreksel uit Leonard Sweet se nuwe boek From Tablet to Table: Where Community Is Found and Identity Is Formed:
As much as Jesus loved food, people always came first. Sometimes he got so preoccupied with people that he forgot to eat (Mark 3:20,31; John 4:31). But the point remains the same. Jesus was killed because of his table talk and his table manners – the stories he told and the people he ate with. Jesus and table so went together that the Pharisees used a table to try to trap him (Luke 14:1-24). Food is a reference point for Jesus even when he is not eating (see, for example, John 4:32). It was the table that shaped early Christian worship – the Last Supper and the post-Resurrection meals Jesus shared with his disciples. The infant Jesus is laid in a manger, from which the animals were fed; there is a table at the stable. At the very beginning of his post-Resurrection ministry, Jesus suddenly appears in front of his disciples and asks, “Got anything to eat?” (John 21:5).
Food is the building block of our Christian faith. We are part of a gourmet gospel that defines itself in terms of food and table. Yet we find ourselves at a juncture in history where we have lost the table and reduced our “food” to non-foods. Instead of setting another plate at the table and passing the food, we pass another program or pass another resolution or pass another law.
‘n Mens kry die idee dat hy anders probeer wees. Dit herinner aan Handelinge 17:21 : “Die Ateners in die algemeen en die uitlanders wat daar gewoon het, het hulle tyd aan niks anders bestee as om iets nuuts te sê of te hoor nie.”
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Today my newest book becomes available. If you have never read one of my books, or if you haven’t read one in a while, Tablet to Table is THE ONE. Of all the books I have written (over 60 now), this one may be the most “fun” and yet at the same time the most “timely.” Please click on the Amazon link and order one. But be warned: I promise you that once you’ve read it, you’ll immediately think of people you want to read it as well and will order more copies. It’s a true “gift” book . . . . . .besides, where else can you get a hardback book for $12?
Thx! for your support. This book needs YOU . . just as you need this book.(Leonard Sweet)
‘n Mens het meer nederigheid verwag.