{"product_id":"to-the-table-paperback-3","title":"To the Table - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Graham McMinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the growing farm-to-table movement and popularity of local farmers' markets, we are becoming more conscious of where our food originates. This spirituality of eating and food helps us reflect on current realities and understand how eating forms our souls inwardly, upwardly, and outwardly. The author offers practical guidance on what it means to eat alone or in community with more intention, compassion, humility, and gratitude. She also tells the story of food as it transitions from seed to table. Sidebars contain gardening and food tips, recipes, and food preservation guides. End-of-chapter questions for individual and group use are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEating with More Intention, Compassion, and Gratitude\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTo the Table\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm and wise invitation to practice eating as a spiritual discipline--not as an act of self-improvement but as a way of living out and delighting in the generous, abundant, just, sweet, and savory love of God.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRachel Marie Stone\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eEat with Joy: Redeeming God's Gift of Food\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTo the Table \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a practical and personal journey into the joys and trials of growing, cooking, preserving, and sharing food. Here we see that food is not reducible to a commodity but is instead the tasty medium of God's love for the whole creation. With inspiring and illuminating stories and astute cultural analysis, McMinn shows us how the whole of eating can be a sacramental act that brings healing to our hungry and hurting world. This beautifully written book is ideal for group study, and its recipes and cooking advice will encourage people to gather in kitchens and around tables to share in the grace of God.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eNorman Wirzba\u003c\/b\u003e, Duke Divinity School; author of \u003ci\u003eFood and Faith: A Theology of Eating\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTo the Table\u003c\/i\u003e is about dining devotionally, which feeds both body and soul. A deeply nourishing read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJoel Salatin\u003c\/b\u003e, Polyface Farm \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If this book were a table, it would bow under the weight of its abundance. Filled with research, recipes, how-to tips, and personal narrative, \u003ci\u003eTo the Table\u003c\/i\u003e will encourage faithful readers to head straight for their own gardens, farmers markets, pantries, and tables as they learn to eat more intentionally, more prayerfully, and with stronger community ties. With insights from sociology and wisdom from lived experience in family, church, and community, Lisa McMinn is an expert guide for those wishing to eat better, live better, and follow Christ more deeply.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eJenell Paris\u003c\/b\u003e, Messiah College\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Graham McMinn\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Portland State University) is co-owner of Fern Creek, a thirty-family CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm outside of Newberg, Oregon. She is writer in residence at George Fox University, where she previously taught sociology, and is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eGrowing Strong Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWalking Gently on the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47366197608697,"sku":"9781587433702","price":22.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bmh2aUl5aEZ4UWt2RGY5NmxEbUtoUT09_670e9e8c-b1a5-4d2e-9bec-111ee0ab5749.webp?v=1769949731","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/to-the-table-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}