Flip The Script Co.

                                                      Photo source: ChatGPT A number of people were really awed—and maybe even surprised—by the perspective I shared in my last Flip The Script reflection titled “Even Jesus Cooked.” As I looked through the comments and reactions, I couldn’t help but notice something deeper: we’ve grown up in a world where a lot of the divine beauty in our daily lives has been watered down…or worse, lost entirely. Some of the holiest things have become afterthoughts. Take cooking, for instance. We live in a time where cooking is often reduced to just another chore. Just something you “get over with.” Unless you're a professional chef getting paid, society doesn’t exactly celebrate it. And even then, it’s usually transactional—or a means of creative expression. But the quiet, unseen, everyday a...

                                                        Photo source: ChatGPT Craving a Favorite Meal There’s something deeply satisfying about watching your favorite meal being made. The anticipation builds as you imagine the aroma, the texture, the first bite. I’ve found myself craving a favorite dish so intensely that I traveled a distance just to enjoy it. But that craving—that hunger—is more than just physical. It’s a mirror of something spiritual, something eternal. I think about how Jesus, my Lord and Savior, also cooked. That’s still such a beautiful, humbling thought to me. Even Jesus Cooked Too Did you know that Jesus made breakfast for His disciples after His resurrection? John 21 tells us that when the disciples had gone back to fishing, Jesus stood on the shore. H...

                                                      Photo source: My Active Kitchen   What’s in a Meal? Flipping the Script on Food & Redemption You’ll never eat food the same way again. That might sound dramatic, but I mean it. I’ve been on a quiet, curious journey lately, asking God to help me see everyday life through the lens of His redemptive love. And somehow, He keeps flipping the most ordinary experiences—like eating—into extraordinary revelations of grace. Let’s start with something close to home: Sunday rice and stew. If you grew up in an African household, you probably already smiled when you read that. There’s just something sacred about Sunday rice and stew. Funny thing is, rice and stew wasn’t exclusive to Sundays. We ate it during the week too. But somehow,  Sunday  rice and stew had its o...