The Glorious Table is happy to welcome Mary DeMuth to the table today. Mary is the author of the recently released Worth Living (Baker Books, 2016), which aims to show women that they can feel joy because they are secure in God’s love for them and their unique place in the world. When I married…
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town…
“Any time you say, ‘That fed me, that nourished me,’ someone was the broken bread for your fulfillment.” ~Jen Hatmaker (Interrupted) I vividly remember an autumn day when I left my morning Bible study as weary as when I arrived. It was no fault of the material, the facilitator, or the setting. It had everything to…
“The heart of hospitality is about creating space for someone to feel seen and heard and loved. It’s about declaring your table a safe zone, a place of warmth and nourishment.” ~Shauna Niequist Have you ever walked into someone’s home and literally felt hugged by warmth and love—a place so cozy and wonderful you never…
On my way to the table to share a meal with my family, I often take a moment to reflect on a few things. It takes a lot of willpower to shut down my hostessing and just enjoy the few minutes before a meal. I start by taking an inventory of who is in the…
I love tables. When I walk into a store that sells furniture, I am inevitably drawn to the tables. When the Crate & Barrel catalog arrives, it’s the tables I flip to first. I have a dream of a long dinner table made from heavy wood, a bench seat along one side so people can…