Review of The Sacred Meal
The Sacred Meal The Ancient Practices Series Hard Cover, 137 pages Author: Nora Gallagher Publisher: Thomas Nelson Language: English ISBN-13: 9780849900921 First of all, thanks go out to Thomas Nelson for this review copy of The Sacred Meal. I selected this book for review expecting a book on Communion – the Lord’s Supper –

The Sacred Meal: Notes and Comments (Part 3)
Chapter 6 – Eating The Body And Blood p. 63 -  John 2:3 is quoted, Jesus turning water into wine. The topic is picked up again on page 65: Many of us know the story of the wedding feast at Cana, when Jesus is said to have turned water into wine. While a miracle, certainly, I don’t think it was so much a magic trick as an act of restoration. The wine was hidden in the water. Jesus, in his profound and steadfast compassion, found that wine and released it so everyone could drink and be revitalized. In the clear water of our lives lies undiscovered wine… The wine was hidden in the water? I feel like gagging. My wife read this one pa

The Sacred Meal: Notes and Comments (Part 2)
Chapter 3 – Waiting p. 30 – Sin has almost as much bad press and bad history in churches as does Communion. Too much focus on personal sin, and especially sin having to do with sex (while many church leaders got away with serious sexual misconduct and abuse) without any mention of how we participate in larger, more systematic evil, has left the word sin almost empty of meaning. But one way to define sin is to ask, what separates me from God? What holds me back from connecting to and deepening my relationship with timelessness and love? Umm, are we misrepresenting sin? Is it really “not all that bad”? Should we give it more f

The Sacred Meal: Notes and Comments (Part 1)
Unlike many books, I found myself taking copious notes on this one. Often my notes are points of interest, inspirational quotes, witticisms and the like. So they are rather limited. Not so with The Sacred Meal, by Nora Gallagher. I have 7 pages (most front and back) of notes, and that was cutting quotes down to the minimum so that I could go back. My review will be coming soon, but these notes should serve to address concerns more specifically than can be done in a review. Notes Introduction p. xix – At the heart of any religion worth its salt, I think, is what a friend calls “redem

Mail
Ah, mail. Love mail when it includes books. Otherwise, I just don’t even see the reason… I received The Sacred Meal, by Nora Gallagher today. This was one of the new additions to Thomas Nelson’s available blog reviewer selections. Didn’t check before selecting it, but on inspection at arrival, it is very short, only 137 pages. Shouldn’t take long to read. Posted in Life In General