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Isolated for the holidays? You should feast anyway.
Even during a pandemic, feasting is central to Christian worship.
by David Russell Mosley
Tastes of God’s kingdom at our church’s community meal
The people come, bringing something of themselves. Then they leave.
by Amy Frykholm
Richard was always asking for more than I could give
He came to our community meal for years before I realized that I was asking something of him, too.
We asked readers to write on the theme "feast." Here are the most compelling entries.
Staring down the barrel of another Chicago winter at age 40, I was a little freaked. Then I started to serve soup.
by Martha Bayne
I'm making my rounds at Safeway, shopping for my church's community meal. In the produce section—where I am forbidden to ask for donations—I see two heaping boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables headed to the trash.