When
in Napa Valley, and wanting the best dining experience possible, you
would likely ensure that you have reservations at the French Laundry to
taste the exquisite cuisine of Chef Thomas Keller. Upon arriving at that
fine dining restaurant, you are seated at your table and put in your
appetizer order along with your first wine pairing. Perhaps you order
the “Oysters and Pearls,” which is a Sabayon of Pearl Tapioca with
Island Creek Oysters and White Sturgeon Caviar. You eagerly await your
order while sipping on the sommelier’s delicious recommendation. After
five minutes or so, you see your waiter calmly walking up to your table
with a white bag in hand. He plops the bag down in front of you and
exclaims “Oysters and Pearls!” and gracefully walks away, disappearing
into another room. Uneasy, and a bit dismayed, you open the bag and peek
inside to find your face flush with hot steam and anger. Inside the bag
is a container of Burger King French fries and a couple packets of
Heinz Ketchup. You show the contents of the bag to your dining partners
only to hear from one of them, “Isn’t that great! You got some hot
American cuisine!” Your head swims as a vein in your forehead feels like
it is extruding into the next century. You’re a consumer, and you have
been let down by a Michelin starred chef, to say the very least.The fictitious dining horror story I tell above illustrates my concern with the History Channel’s series “The Bible.” As I sat and watched Sunday’s episode “The Mission,” I became keenly aware that I was being served up a consumable “good” by executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett; both of whom are keenly aware that several...<read at Steadfast Lutherans>
