Family dinner is daily Christian hospitality

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Getting a family dinner on the table can feel relentless. Whether we serve up a success or a flop, the next meal will follow fast on its heels.

Family dinners have spiritual and relational value, beyond just biological feeding. We should make family dinners normal, extending hospitality by inviting other families, and building community through shared meals. 

00:00 Introduction: The Relentless Nature of Dinner
00:24 The Purpose Behind Repetition
00:39 Welcome to Simply Convivial
01:12 The Temptation to Grow Weary
02:06 The Promise of a Harvest
03:22 More Than Just Biological Feeding
05:04 Family Dinners: The Bedrock of Civilization
05:59 Building Community Through Family Meals
06:40 Practical Steps to Reclaim Hospitality
07:10 Resources for Simplified Meal Planning

As mothers, one great temptation is to grow weary in doing good. We do so much of the same work, day in and day out, that it’s easy to lose the plot, to lose ourselves, to lose a desire to do…anything.

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