A faith without food rules (Romans 14:1-12)
Maybe we need to be pushed in different ways than the Romans did.
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I started eating meat again a few years ago, after a decade as a strict vegetarian. I don’t miss the bad cafeteria hummus, the afterthought restaurant entrees, or the guilt of being a difficult dinner guest. I do miss the sense of purposeful structure provided by such a clearly drawn dietary line. I had to eat, and to eat I had to find some food that wasn’t made from dead animals. My vegetarianism was never far from my mind.
