1.0Food and Faithhttps://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faithAndrew Kang Bartletthttps://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faith/author/andrewkangbartlett/superbowl foodrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Wld7UFlF9Y"><a href="https://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faith/2009/02/02/superbowl-food/">superbowl food</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://centernet.pcusa.org/food-faith/2009/02/02/superbowl-food/embed/#?secret=Wld7UFlF9Y" width="600" height="338" title="“superbowl food” — Food and Faith" data-secret="Wld7UFlF9Y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Superbowl Sunday is the largest food-consumption day of the American year, after Thanksgiving. If you're like me, you probably won't spend much time thinking about what you eat today. Someone will just plunk some chips or wings or potato skins in front of you, and you'll down 'em. The Christians in Corinth thought about food a lot, trying to decide what to eat, who to eat with, and why it mattered. The quote above is from one of those Corinthians, and while I love how thoughtful theyre being about eating, I respectfully disagree that food can't bring us close to God.