Are You A Tofu Christian?

Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by frank in spiritual growth

Over the last couple of years I’ve tried to expand my food selections. I’ve been a chicken and potatoes and burger kinda gal my whole life. In the past two years I tasted salmon – and liked it; ostrich – too salty; crocodile – yucky tough; and, bleu cheese dressing – wow good! And, of course, tofu. I actually tried tofu several times, I just didn’t know it. Tofu is an impostor food. It takes on the taste of whatever food it’s mixed into. So, I have had tofu that tasted like butter sauce, Italian tomato sauce, cheese whiz (oh yeah!) and, my favorite, chili sauce! Same tofu. Different sauce.

Over my years as a Christian, I have attended a dozen different protestant denominations. Looking back there were several times that I began to think and act like the denomination – charismatic, evangelical, Presbyterian, pentecostal (oh yeah!). Each with their own unique ’sauce’ added to the basic tofu.

It has only been in the last ten years where I actually claimed my faith as MY own, and not a denomination’s. Essentially, I was a Tofu Christian – I sounded/tasted like the church that I claimed as my home at that time.

Best thing about growing through this is that right now, a funky decade or two later, I know exactly what ’sauce’ I do not want to ‘taste’ like ever again. Sometimes it’s hard to figure that out when you are wandering around, drenched with sauces and sparkling color.