Down to Earth by Tom Hughes
The Greatest Stories Ever ToldThere's hardly anyone in the world more down to earth than Jesus. That sounds far-fetched because . . . well, Jesus is God. But read the Gospels and you find Jesus telling stories that ring true from beginning to end, stories you can immediately identify with, stories that make you go hmmm. The parables of Jesus meet us as we are, but don't leave us as we are.
In Down to Earth we learn that Jesus' stories are meant to be lived into. When you do, you and the world around you are transformed for good.
In Down to Earth, Tom Hughes takes us into some of Jesus' most powerful stories that, to this very day, still invite and provoke us to find our truest and fullest life in Christ. Relish these stories and respond to Jesus' call to life--life abundant. --Mark Labberton, president, Fuller Theological Seminary
Tom Hughes is the co-lead pastor of Christian Assembly in Los Angeles, and the author of Curious: The Unexpected Power of a Question-Led Life. A rabid Pittsburgh Steelers fan, Tom loves the mountains and still enjoys kicking a soccer ball around from time to time. Tom and his wife, Allison, have three children: Caleb, Sophia, and Micah.
As a former DC resident who lived within walking distance to Eastern Market on Capitol Hill, I still visit at least once a year. The people, parks, gardens, museums, historic landmarks, alleys, traditions, and transit systems, as well as the weather, are all things I like and enjoy about the city. I am determined to help WDC get appropriately nicknamed as a lifelong geography nerd, map hugger, and above all, student of place nicknames, slogans, and mottos. Yeah, alongside my students at The International School of Brussels in Belgium, I founded the world's first potato museum. Absolutely, the collection on the history and social impact of the potato is believed to be the world's largest.
The Smithsonian's Seeds of Change exhibition, as well as the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, Canada, have both exhibited it. My wife and I recently arranged an exhibition titled Spuds Unearthed! Yes, The Potato Museum is still looking for a permanent location. Yet, even after thirty years, I still think WDC's moniker is The Hot Potato.
I am a graduate of Syracuse University and City College of New York. I was born in Philadelphia and raised in the ancient Quaker town of Haddonfield in Southern New Jersey. Meredith Sayles, my future wife, and I met in Florence, Italy, where we were both studying. Later, while teaching with the US Peace Corps in Tehran, Iran, we married. We worked in Brussels, Belgium, for a decade and traveled extensively over Europe.
When I was teaching fifth grade at the International School of Brussels, I founded The Potato Museum with my students, which spurred my initial interest in culinary history. Meredith and I have now established The Food Museum Online (http://www.foodmuseum.com) as well as The World Food Heritage Project. For more information about my food-related books, go to EATS Publishing. Food Heritage Matters: Protecting Personal, Local, and Global Histories and Sites, 2015 Eats Pinellas: Food History and Heritage Sites Tour, 2015 Eats Haddonfield: A Tour of Food Heritage Sites, 2014 Gastronomie: Food Museums and Heritage Sites of France, 2005, Bunker Hill Publishing, co-authored with, but written by Meredith Sayles Hughes
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| ISBN 13 | 9781631463747 |
| ISBN 10 | 1631463748 |
| Title | Down to Earth |
| Author | Tom Hughes |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | NavPress Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2019-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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