10/22/2017
Luke 14:12-24
Norman Wirzba
Dr. Norman Wirzba was raised on a farm in Southern Alberta, and went on to study history at the University of Lethbridge, theology at Yale University Divinity School, and philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Since then he has taught at Saint Thomas More College/University of Saskatchewan, Georgetown College (KY), and Duke University Divinity School. He’s the father of four children and is married to Gretchen Ziegenhals. He likes to bake, cook and make things with wood. He also enjoys playing the guitar. He used to be a good athlete! He enjoys being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He tries to grow some food.
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
All Ye Refugees by McCracken
Jesus, What A Beautiful Name by Riches
Your Grace is Enough by Maher
Good, Good Father by Brown, Barrett
Rest by Maher/Cockrell
Come to the Table (Isa 55) by Austin Wilson
Doxology
Go further (Gathering around the Table):
Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection by Robert Farrar Capon
A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission around the Table by Tim Chester
Scripture, Culture, & Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible by Ellen Davis
The Spirit of Food ed by Leslie Leyland Fields
To the Table: A Spirituality of Food, Farming, & Community by Lisa Graham McMinn
Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion by Sara Miles
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition by Christine Pohl
Eat With Joy: Redeeming God’s Gift of Food by Rachel Marie Stone
From Tablet to Table: Where Community Is Found and Identity is Formed by Leonard Sweet
Food & Faith: A Theology of Eating by Norman Wirzba
Series Resources:
Faithful Presence: How to Embrace the Presence of Jesus and Shape our Communities for Mission (Free Online Lecture Course from Tampa Underground)
The Year of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur & Erin Wasinger
Practices of Love: Spiritual Disciplines for the Life of the World by Kyle David Bennett
Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, & Enuma Okoro
Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission by David Fitch
Celebration of Discipline: the Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Foster
Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline by Catherine McNeil
Practicing the Way of Jesus: Life Together in the Kingdom of Love by Mark Scandrette
For the Life of the World: Sacraments & Orthodoxy by Alexander Schmemann
Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home by Traci Smith
Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren
