Bread of Life: Savoring the All-Satisfying Goodness of Jesus through the Art of Bread Making (Abigail Dodds)

Bread of Life:

Savoring the All-Satisfying Goodness of Jesus through the Art of Bread Making

11 Nourishing Devotionals to Satisfy Your Soul Along With Sweet and Savory Recipes

Millions of people have rediscovered the joy of homemade bread making. A quick search on Pinterest or Instagram brings up step-by-step instructions and captivating photos for everything from sourdough to naan. Bread satisfies our bodies, but our spirits cry out for even greater sustenance.

In Bread of Life, Abigail Dodds—an avid baker and mother of 5—invites readers to ponder and celebrate God’s spiritual and physical provision in Christ through the hands-on art of bread making. Offering readers easy-to-follow directions for everything from focaccia to chocolate babka along with full-color photographs throughout, this unique book is an enriching blend of devotional meditations and recipes that invites readers to ponder the true bread of life as they bake for their families and friends.

• Each of the 11 chapters features a bread recipe with easy-to-follow instructions
• Makes for a fun family activity
• High-quality photography captures the baking process and final product
• Discussion questions for group study at the conclusion of each chapter
• A great gift idea

Endorsements:

“Bread of Life gave me the tools and motivation to get my hands covered in flour and my family feasting on fresh-baked bread. But Abigail’s words go far beyond baking—she compels me to eat and enjoy the bread of life himself. This book is for women who are hungry for something this world hasn’t been able to provide—who want to cultivate an appetite that can taste the Lord’s goodness without an undertone of cynicism, scoffing, and suspicion. I’m so grateful for the words of this sage older sister in Christ.”
Emily Jensen, coauthor, Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments; Cofounder and Content Director, Risen Motherhood

“If you’re into making bread, this book is definitely for you. If you aspire to be a bread baker, this book will help you get started. And if, like me at this season of my life, it’s highly doubtful that you will ever make bread, you will still be inspired by this book. Wherever you fall on that spectrum, you’ll find the pictures and descriptions of freshly made bread tantalizing. And best of all, Abigail’s devotional meditations will make you hungry for more of Jesus, the bread of life.”
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Founder, Revive our Hearts; Host, Revive Our Hearts

“I admit I know almost nothing about making bread. In fact, since being diagnosed with celiac disease years ago, I don’t eat any bread (I mean delicious bread with gluten in it!). But I do know good writing and good thinking when I see it, and both are here in Abigail’s book. Her devotional meditations are thoughtful, engaging, biblical, and wise. And maybe even better for you than gluten.”
Kevin DeYoung, Senior Pastor, Christ Covenant Church, Matthews, North Carolina; Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte

“In the midst of our daily need for sustenance, Abigail delightfully and tenderly calls our hungry souls to what truly satisfies.”
Ruth Chou Simons, author, Beholding and Becoming and GraceLaced; artist; Founder, GraceLaced Co.

“God has used his word to show me the beauty in the ordinary work I do to serve my family. He has also used the journey of baking bread to show me more of the beauty of the gospel and his kingdom. It is ordinary work, but it is also extraordinary. What is there that is like it? Matthew 13:33 tells us that God’s kingdom is like leaven that a woman hid in flour. Ordinary things, ordinary work, ordinary food, ordinary faithfulness—they all work together to accomplish glorious things. This book is a lovely reflection on this rich intersection of the ordinary and the glorious. I hope it inspires many women!”
Rachel Jankovic, author, You Who? and Loving the Little Years