A movie menu for Lent: Women who host extravagantly As you look toward Lent, consider a movie menu for a family Friday night activity, a Sunday afternoon with a church group, or snuggle up with Anna Lisa Gross | For Anabaptist World February 6, 2025
Rest and digest, even during emergencies January’s post has been hard to draft. Los Angeles is burning. Honestly, it’s hard to think of much else. I moved to Los Angeles in AJ Delgadillo | For Anabaptist World January 23, 2025
Ingredients for healthy longevity | Recipe: Lentil curry The New Year is a natural time of reflection and renewed focus on what is life giving. As a dietitian who works as a health Heather Wolfe | For Anabaptist World January 16, 2025
Two Brethren walk into a bar . . . Recipe: Make your own vanilla extract Anna Lisa Gross | For Anabaptist World January 2, 2025
Seasonal eating as a spiritual practice in winter Now that the season of Advent is over, we have the season of Christmas until Epiphany, and then it’s just winter. I like comfort foods, AJ Delgadillo | For Anabaptist World December 26, 2024
Consider the birds, including the turkey Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you Anna Lisa Gross | For Anabaptist World December 5, 2024
I’m thankful, but not indebted It’s time to think about Thanksgiving. I love the variety of food. I love reconnecting with family. But I actually feel really uncomfortable with public AJ Delgadillo | For Anabaptist World November 27, 2024
Potlucks and politics In seminary we each came up with our metaphor of ministry. Of course, mine was food-themed. I thought about “church potlucks,” but that’s too literal Anna Lisa Gross | For Anabaptist World November 7, 2024
Are healthy desserts a trick or a treat? You’ve been lied to. I’ve been lied to. We’ve all been lied to about healthy desserts. I have had many desserts that were healthy. They AJ Delgadillo | For Anabaptist World October 24, 2024
Finding God in a gourd Drop a few letters, and it’s right there: God within Gourd. Gourd. Gourds refer to the fruit of plants in the Cucurbitaceae family. Cucurbits, as Heather Wolfe | For Anabaptist World October 17, 2024