The Family Table
September 22, 2019 • Brent Freeman • Matthew 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:5–9, Matthew 10:37
Decades of research have shown that children who regularly eat dinner with their families at home do better on a number of health measures. Sharing a table is one of the most uniquely human things we do, as no other creature consumes its food at a table. And sharing tables with other people reminds us that there’s more to food than fuel. We don’t eat only for sustenance.