Kendall Vanderslice > Quotes

“What is clear, no matter your theological persuasion, is that Jesus wants folks to eat together in his name. Jesus wants his followers to eat bread, drink wine, and feed others and, in that way, to participate in the restoration of a deeply broken creation.”
― Kendall Vanderslice, We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God

“While God's plan might be tender, loving, and good, the disappointment on the way to get there is real.”
― Kendall Vanderslice, By Bread Alone: A Baker's Reflections on Hunger, Longing, and the Goodness of God

“The Creator carefully designed humans and animals with two primary needs: to draw nutrition and energy from food in order to sustain life and to find companionship in sharing life with others. The only thing God called “not good” in the initial act of creation was a human being alone. And because God created the world out of an overflow of delight, these most basic needs are fulfilled in the joyous act of commensality—eating together.”
― Kendall Vanderslice, We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God