TTB.org- Cooking and the Church

I'm a little behind in the five year Bible Bus journey- on Leviticus 23 today and looking forward to Luke.

Today we're talking about one of McGee's favorites; the tabernacle and feasts and he's pretty clear on the idea that there isn't much value in sadness and pious sourfaces in the Church- or is that in the church?  He really doesn't go for the point of view I'm more familiar with, that there are so many many people saved and we just don't know it.  For him, the elect is pretty small.

Of course being in a culture that ignores Easter and hell it's easy for me to disagree with McGee on certain huge points but at the same time see so much of what he says as vitally important.

Agreeing with him; but admitting that I don't know much about it, McGee makes a point many times that God gave His people feast days and not fast days and it occurred to me how awesome it is that some churches have banquets that are actually good.  I think of Betty Calvin and the work she did to bring some real class and genuine caring into events that could have been just superficial edible blather.

Then of course there are churches with huge cafeterias, and food banks- and banquets- and how often are those absolutely un-culinary.  I wonder when good food got separated from the Church?

Couldn't there be a culinary connection between good food and Christianity?  There sure is a connection with dietary rules with some denominations and there is a connection to obesity- with those whose only cardio is raising their hands or flapping their gums.  But I picture fifth Sunday dinners and coconut cream pie and pistachio pudding surprise and fried chicken and their first century equivalents.  Where did that tradition go?