A Review of From Spice to Eternity
FROM SPICE TO ETERNITY:
DISCOVERING THE MAIN INGREDIENT TO A LIFE OF FUFILMENT AND PURPOSE
Yvonne Pat Wright
Cambridge, England: Vanguard Press: ©2010, 198 pp.
A Review by Walter E. Mark, Author of The Sixth World of Men book series
Some folks view cooking as a task that has to be performed. These go through the motions of preparing meals. Many times these meals are tasty, but these meals don't make an impression on the diners. These meals are ordinary and lack a personal touch. Folks that view cooking as a task don't put enough of themselves into the meals that they prepare. The meals nourish the body but they don't bring much pleasure to the diners. What diner would not much rather feast on a meal that was prepared by a cook that has a passion for cooking? These meals offer the diner not only nourishment but also a delightful experience. After reading Yvonne Pat Wright's From Spice to Eternity, it is obvious that this author has this passion.
In the same way, some folks view Christianity as a task that has to be performed. They live their lives going through the motions of a Christian, but there is little passion for their faith. As a result, they go through live without their faith being noticed. After reading this book, it is obvious that Yvonne has a passion for her faith that has to be noticed.
The passion for both her cooking and her faith has allowed Yvonne Pat Wright to write a marvelous book that is both a cookbook and a devotional to God. Each of the forty-two recipes for cooking has an accompanying recipe for living a Christian life. The author first gives a description of an ingredient used in a cooking recipe. Not only are the ingredient's uses given, but also given is a brief history or tradition concerning the ingredient. The author then gives an ingredient that can be used to build your faith. This is cleverly done through relating something about the cooking ingredient to the associated life ingredient. And it is done very effectively.
The very first ingredient listed is vanilla. The author tells us that vanilla is called "the spice of love." This fact is used to transition the reader into a spiritual thought: "Like the long process of curing vanilla, love affairs – especially those that endure – develop over a long time, the longer the process, the more precious the love that ensues." Then the reader is drawn into an engaging story that leads to a spiritual truth. For vanilla, the truth is that God loves more than we could ever hope to love. At the end of the vanilla section is a tempting recipe for a "Rainbow Parfait." This is typical of each section of the book.
The author shows expertise in both cooking and in Christian living. Her book has value in both the recipes that are presented and the life lessons that can be gleaned. It is perfect to use as a devotional. The length of each section is just the right length to glean an daily spiritual thought. These thoughts are as inspiring to the Christian as the recipes are to a cook.
The lasting value of this book is found in both aspects that it presents. The recipes will be sure to please and can be used time and time again. Likewise, the nuggets of truth contained in the book's well-crafted and inspirational stories can be a valued source of devotion truth each time that it is read.
DISCOVERING THE MAIN INGREDIENT TO A LIFE OF FUFILMENT AND PURPOSE
Yvonne Pat Wright
Cambridge, England: Vanguard Press: ©2010, 198 pp.
A Review by Walter E. Mark, Author of The Sixth World of Men book series
Some folks view cooking as a task that has to be performed. These go through the motions of preparing meals. Many times these meals are tasty, but these meals don't make an impression on the diners. These meals are ordinary and lack a personal touch. Folks that view cooking as a task don't put enough of themselves into the meals that they prepare. The meals nourish the body but they don't bring much pleasure to the diners. What diner would not much rather feast on a meal that was prepared by a cook that has a passion for cooking? These meals offer the diner not only nourishment but also a delightful experience. After reading Yvonne Pat Wright's From Spice to Eternity, it is obvious that this author has this passion.
In the same way, some folks view Christianity as a task that has to be performed. They live their lives going through the motions of a Christian, but there is little passion for their faith. As a result, they go through live without their faith being noticed. After reading this book, it is obvious that Yvonne has a passion for her faith that has to be noticed.
The passion for both her cooking and her faith has allowed Yvonne Pat Wright to write a marvelous book that is both a cookbook and a devotional to God. Each of the forty-two recipes for cooking has an accompanying recipe for living a Christian life. The author first gives a description of an ingredient used in a cooking recipe. Not only are the ingredient's uses given, but also given is a brief history or tradition concerning the ingredient. The author then gives an ingredient that can be used to build your faith. This is cleverly done through relating something about the cooking ingredient to the associated life ingredient. And it is done very effectively.
The very first ingredient listed is vanilla. The author tells us that vanilla is called "the spice of love." This fact is used to transition the reader into a spiritual thought: "Like the long process of curing vanilla, love affairs – especially those that endure – develop over a long time, the longer the process, the more precious the love that ensues." Then the reader is drawn into an engaging story that leads to a spiritual truth. For vanilla, the truth is that God loves more than we could ever hope to love. At the end of the vanilla section is a tempting recipe for a "Rainbow Parfait." This is typical of each section of the book.
The author shows expertise in both cooking and in Christian living. Her book has value in both the recipes that are presented and the life lessons that can be gleaned. It is perfect to use as a devotional. The length of each section is just the right length to glean an daily spiritual thought. These thoughts are as inspiring to the Christian as the recipes are to a cook.
The lasting value of this book is found in both aspects that it presents. The recipes will be sure to please and can be used time and time again. Likewise, the nuggets of truth contained in the book's well-crafted and inspirational stories can be a valued source of devotion truth each time that it is read.
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