Scandalous Meals & a Welcome Home
by Kamille ScellickHave we grasped God’s grace? How do we react when a promiscuous woman kisses the body of Jesus? Do we celebrate God’s grace, or are we scandalized? The grace of God turns out to be...
View ArticleA Confession of a Ragamuffin Princess
by Robin DanceI am not a tidy Christian. My faith is tried and tested, battered and bruised…a totter of belief dogged by doubt. There have been seasons I’ve flirted with walking away from it all (as if...
View ArticleTwenty-one chances
by Sarah“We all have to eat. Three meals a day, seven days a week. That’s twenty-one opportunities for mission and community without adding anything to your schedule.” –Tim Chester, A Meal with Jesus...
View ArticleSpeaking Up On Charleston {Special Weekend Edition}
by KrisWe don’t typically post articles here at GraceTable on weekends, but we want to take a moment to acknowledge what happened this week in Charleston, SC. When Dylann Roof walked into the prayer...
View ArticleMeals As Enacted Mission
by Bri McKoy“Don’t get so stressed out. I thought you liked cooking and entertaining, how can you get so stressed over it?” My husband, who I affectionately call Beau, asked me this question just...
View ArticleMeals As Enacted Salvation
by Layla SolmsFood and rebellion go well together – toddlers who throw the peas or chew then spew their sweet potato bites; teenagers turn up their noses at a prepared meal that includes green stuff,...
View ArticleAn Invitation To Withdraw {A Letter To Our Readers}
by KrisThe news has been hard to read lately. The suffering and loss, the mounting frustration and anger, the disappointments, grief, outrage and insensitivity–it can feel like a thick blanket...
View ArticleFeed Them Well
by Leah AdamsI am a Southern woman, with a Southern Mother, Grandmother, and Greats as far back as the family tree extends. The thing about Southern women is that we feed our people…and we feed them...
View ArticleThe Table of God’s Love
by Kimberlee Conway IretonThis month I embarked on what I have affectionately dubbed The Purging Project. It is an attempt to clear my life of all the unnecessary detritus that I have allowed to...
View ArticleHearts Connect Around the Table
by Jolene UnderwoodShe’s on my mind and we’ve barely met, even so I want to sit across the table and get to know her better. I want to find out where she’s been, what she’s like and what her heart’s...
View ArticleThe Irrational Hospitality of Advent
by Christie PurifoyThe definition of hospitality seems simple enough. Hospitality means to receive a guest — friend or stranger — with goodwill. But what does that really look like? In a year of...
View ArticleAn Intentional Bed
by Andrea BurkeSunday night was the night for Christmas cookies. Gingerbread rolled out and royal icing whipped, dark and white chocolate chips poured and butter creamed with sugar in the most...
View ArticleTea and Toast: Why We Love to Read About Food
by Christie PurifoySome of my favorite memories of life around the table involve foods I’ve never eaten and gatherings I’ve never attended. Only murmur the words sardines on toast, and I will sigh with...
View ArticleWhy I Cook
by Bri McKoyFrom the Instagram feed of @BriMckoy Why I Cook- A Poem Teary eyes call on faraway lands, a gleaming hint. Stop. Squint. Dreams. Calls floating words down, into print. On the paper. Gives...
View ArticleThe Lifegiving Home {A Giveaway}
by KrisWhat makes a home is the life shared there, wherever that may be. And cultivating the life of home requires intentionality, planning and design. The Lifegiving Home, Sally & Sarah Clarkson...
View ArticleThe Dish, A Family And A Place At The Table
by Mary BonnerIt was a late December day and I had not yet made “the dish.” We have it every year during the holidays. And other times if I decide to make it. It is nothing fancy, but it is a big part...
View ArticleOn the Glory of the Clementine, and Noticing
by Micha BoyettWhen I peeled back the tiny clementine mandarin, bright orange soft skin closed around the fruit, I should have considered the beauty of its opening. My capable thumb’s nail pressed...
View ArticleOpen Your Doors Anyway
by KrisWe’re stepping over boxes around here. We’ve been in the new house, our new home, just a week today. Sitting here in the kitchen feels a little strange, like it’s not really my house, as if I’m...
View ArticleThe Goodness of God at the Table
by Jolene UnderwoodI entered my happy place as I sat down in my favorite restaurant where great writing experiences happen. With laptop open, notebooks at the ready, pens displayed and earphones in...
View ArticleNo Force-Fed Invitation
by KrisWhen I was small, I attended an Italian preschool run by Italian Nuns. Despite the fact that is has been well over 34 years since I ran around in my little pastel smock, giggling and speaking...
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