In May of 2022, I step out of my home in Yakima, Washington to begin a global journey that will take me to Modena, Italy. There I’ll fulfill an incredible dream: meeting the world’s best chef and seeing Jesus in the eyes of Massimo Bottura. I honestly begin this journey without a clue of what I am about to experience. Many people say that you shouldn’t meet your heroes. At the same time that hasn’t ever been much of a... Read more
From sovereignty to relationship. What does that mean, and how does it even tie us to food and faith? I’m an origins guy. What happens in the beginning is usually a pretty good indicator of where a story is headed, and many times sets a precedent for what you can expect in the stories to come. Origins help us to build relationships with the incoming stories. For example, my wife and I started our journey together from completely different backgrounds.... Read more
Often, travel to Italy or any other country in the world is an opportunity to indulge. Eating in restaurants, seeing the sights, and spending your budget on experiences where you are treated like royalty. Rarely in my opinion does our focus center on building relationships. Why? Because we have relationships at home, and something tells me that we want to escape that to some degree. Even less do we look for the opportunity to hear someone say the words “Now... Read more
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