Cake and Beer

This photo does not do the chocolate cake justice.

It might seem an odd combination, pumpkin ale and chocolate cake, but trust me it made for a pretty good duo last night at Theology on Tap.  Depending on what you think about both theology and alcohol just the very event might seem like an odd combo to you as well.  Given the history of the methodist movement around alcohol there may have been some of my old Sunday School teachers frowning from their seats in glory.  Or maybe not.  Maybe when you get to full reconciliation with God things like churchy rules go out the window.
Our first discussion was about that methodist alcohol history, and was quickly followed by trying to parse the nature of divinity and humanity’s seemingly primal and universal attempts to engage the divine presence.  We talked about our lives, our struggles, our history and traditions.  We ate pizza and salad and the aforementioned cake and drank water, juice, beer, and cocktails.  We laughed, we recommended authors to each other, and we listened and talked in equal measure.
The alchemy of the night can’t be fully summed up here by the food and drink or topics we ranged through.  There was something holy about it all coming together.  Something about honest conversation over a table draped in my best 1950’s table cloth that just worked.  Kind of like the pumpkin ale and chocolate cake.  I suggest you try it, whether it be beer & cake or the honest, open conversation with others about all the things that make your heart wonder and your brain hum about God.
 We’ll be back at it next month at the Muddy Rudder.  Check out our Facebook page for all the details.
-Eilidh