In the time of Jesus, people didn’t live by schedules the way we do now. There were no time clocks, no eight-hour shifts, no calendars packed weeks in advance. Life followed a rhythm shaped by daylight and darkness, hunger and satisfaction, work and rest, gathering and solitude.People rose with the sun. They rested when it grew dark. They worked, but not in isolation from their families. Children were nearby. Meals were shared. Prayer wasn’t squeezed into the margins—it was w

Today, I wanted to share a simple, comforting meal inspired by foods that would have been common in Jesus’ time — not bread, not lentils, but fish, olives, herbs, figs, and honey. Foods from the Sea of Galilee region. Foods of everyday life.

Yes! They appear in Scripture more than once. The most famous moment? Esau traded his birthright for a bowl of lentils. Genesis 25. Imagine being SO hungry you give away your family destiny for soup! (I get it… lentils are good, but Esau—buddy, choose a sandwich or something.)