The way our Faith is presented is very academic. We spout doctrines from pulpits, and etch verses on car bumperstickers. But the truth is the sharing should be around a table, a feast with Saints. The customn of coming together to eat as the Church goes back to early church, "A ll the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer." (Acts 2:42). The New Covenant was even revealed at Supper, The Last Supper, and for ages the Jews waiting for the Messiah observed feasts, one of them Passover. Martin Luther use to teach this way, at table with his family, and called it Table Talk. It is effective to share Christ while sharing bread, for He is the Bread of Life! The setting of eating with people is intimate, and in the Middle East covenants are still made when people eat with one another. In fact, one of great ways to make a practicing sinner know they were out of fellowship was ...