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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome Church Folk Ask: 'What Would Jesus Brew?'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324338604578326181757887720.htmlMarch 8, 2013, 10:40 p.m. ET
Some Church Folk Ask: 'What Would Jesus Brew?'
By ERICA E. PHILLIPS and BEN KESLING
ALLENDALE, Mich.As several of the faithful from the Valley Church here prepared to bow their heads in prayer to open a recent Saturday-evening meeting, they introduced themselves.
"My name is Darin," the Methodist congregation's 37-year-old music director said, grinning. "And I like me a 30-pack of Busch Light!"
The circle broke into laughter as several people put down bottles of microbrew beer to applaud. It was a fitting introduction for the eventa semi-regular meeting of beer enthusiasts and home brewers who go by the moniker "What Would Jesus Brew?"
Pastor Matt Bistayi, who started Valley Church three years ago, says the goal of WWJB isn't to be "churchy," but rather to "reach out to people in a loving, grace-filled way that meets people where they are and as they are."
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longship
(40,416 posts)1. Happy Yeast! Indeed.
I haven't been to a church in decades, but this one would be interesting to say the yeast... er eh, least.
Got my glass of craft brewed Porter here.
...we know he made wine.
Maybe that explains why the emblem of the brewer's guilds in Germany is a Star of David.
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)3. Every winemaker knows, "It takes a lot of beer to make wine"
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)4. But why not?
I mean, if conservative fundies can morph Jesus from the forgiving charitable figure of scripture into their own version as a vindictive corporatist, than surely the rest of us can envision him as a brewmaster.
talkingmime
(2,173 posts)5. Probably a Chardonney. It goes well with bread AND fish.