Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate, John J Thompson
Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate, John J Thompson
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Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate
Crafting a Handmade Faith in a Mass-Market World

Author: John J Thompson

Narrator: John J Thompson

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 04/07/2015


Synopsis

The good news without additives
 It’s happening everywhere we look: the industrial, the synthetic, and the mass-produced are making way for the artisanal, the organic, and the small-batch. We care about how things are made. We want to invest in our neighbor, not a distant executive. We choose to spend more for responsibly produced, locally sold, higher quality chocolate than for the Hershey bar we enjoyed a few years ago.
 The popularity of farmers markets, bakery bread, house concerts, craft-brewed beer, and boutique coffee shops reflects this renewed interest in important premodern ethics, but is there a deeper truth here to be discovered by people of faith? Might these distinctly earthy things possess a uniquely biblical flavor amidst a culture of automation and excess?

About The Author

John J. Thompson is a culture critic, teacher, artist, and writer who roasts his own coffee and loves the East Nashville community he, his wife, and their four children call home. The former marketing coordinator for Cornerstone Festival and inner-city pastor is a creative director at Capitol CMG Publishing, where he spends his days serving gospel songwriters and independent filmmakers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Agatha

Although the writer seemed to put too much details on chocolate, bread, coffee, and music, I really respect the precious revelations he got from those stuff.......more

Goodreads review by Becky

When I heard about this book, I was certain I would love it. Sadly, it didn't meet my expectations. The author shares some excellent insights and fascinating information about artisanal food and beverages, but the book didn't have as much coherence as I would have liked.......more

Goodreads review by Paige

Awesome... This book was just freakin awesome. It was so good. Seriously... SO good! You need to read it. And live it. And then read it again. And keep on living it. Favorite Quote: "Coffee is my daily reminder that there is a major difference between cost and value. The industrial creed reinforces......more

Goodreads review by Andy

Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate Crafting an authentic faith. In a society where everything has been boiled down to its simplest and cheapest form, what has this mindset done to our faith? Is our Christianity closer to coffee that was brewed from beans that are freshly roasted from a coffee beans import......more