Wondering Presbyterian

            I’m reading a book right now called   Intuitive Eating* . It’s a concept that rejects the diet culture and encourages people of all ages to get back in touch with their bodies as far as listening for hunger signals and eating based on how you feel (ie, whether you are hungry). It removes all the labels of “good” and “bad” from food, which is meant to move you away from associating food with guilt. My nutritionist recommended this book, and it has really hit a raw nerve in me that I didn’t realize was as raw as it is. I’ve never had a great relationship with food, so learning to get back in touch with my own internal “intuitive eater” is my new challenge.              One of the things I appreciate about the book is the movement away from number-based results. While numbers in blood work can reflect accurate health markers, the writers argue that some numbers – like weight – don’t actually accurately reflect whether or not a body is “healthy.” They advocate for getting rid o

                Ash Wednesday is this week, which means we are heading into the season of Lent. A few years ago, someone told me Lent is very Catholic and we Presbyterians don’t need to observe Lent. I agree with part of that statement, but I think it’s only half true. Over the years, I’ve come to believe Lent is less about deciding what to give up or what to take on and more about just presence.               Lent has a lot of parts to it that I believe are important in our annual faith journeys. In our walks of faith, we have different milestones that happen once over the course of our lives. Baptism is a one-time event, even though we are encouraged to remember our baptisms daily. Confirmation* happens once, you are ordained once (we believe that once you are ordained as an elder, a deacon, or a pastor, you hold that title for the rest of your life, even if you go inactive, unless you do something completely naughty). And some parts of our faith journey happen on a yearly basis. Len