Vocation, Vocation, Vocation

My wife just showed me a blog that she recently found called the Humbled Homemaker. The specific post was from a guest author about being part of the "the real food movement" and being Christian. I had read things about this before and how it is good stewardship of nature and your body, but what struck me about this post was that it took a different approach. First of all, it was not selfish, but saying as a homemaker she wanted to have good healthy food to take care of her children and her husband.  This expanded the issue from stewardship to vocation and serving her neighbor in their bodily needs. More than that, even, was how she discussed that food is not a moral issue.  Your salvation does not depend on whether or not you buy organic food, but on Grace alone.  She also expressed repentance for judging others based on what they bought at the grocery store, and realized they might have good reasons for doing so. This post was a great Christian confession of her faith and keeping life in perspective.

Then I clicked on a suggested, related post by the regular author of the blog about how we can't "name and claim" our health. Here, she specifically wrote against the prosperity gospel and even mentioned how we should not turn food, or health, or even stewardship into an idol. Christianity is not about self-help, or having a better life, but about Jesus. After reading these posts I looked at the author's bio and she discusses how the best work that she can do for God, is simply to fulfill her vocations as a mother, wife, and homemaker. She also discusses how her blog is a way to present the Gospel, while writing about things the is passionate about.  This blog has the best Christian discussion of food that I have come across to date. While I never saw her use the word vocation, it is clear that she has a great understanding of the doctrine.