Eat by Faith:
NOURISHING YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY IN LIGHT OF CREATION, DOMINION, AND THE GOSPEL
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
It’s time to replace the world’s ascetic, food-hating nutrition with food-loving, creation-honoring, dominion-taking, Christian nutrition.
Christians eat every day. Christians make decisions about food everyday. Yet most modern beliefs about food and health are rooted in humanistic and false religious worldviews, inevitably misleading people into the modern chronic disease crisis.
Using a Biblical worldview, science, and human history, Kat Owens provides an approach to healthy eating that is deeply joyful, unrestrictive, ordered, and incredibly effective.
By understanding the why behind crucial elements of food quality instead of cutting out whole food groups, discover long-term success with:
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Healing
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Weight loss and weight maintenance without reducing your metabolism
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Digestive problems
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Thyroid function
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Fertility
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And much more
"I read straight through it and couldn’t put it down... Every church should add this book to its required reading".
- Joel Salatin, bestselling author, speaker, and
pioneering farmer
Available May, 2025 on
The good news about food...
It's not the meat, fat, sugar, salt, grains, or dairy that's the problem. Most people do not need to cut any of these foods out of their diet.
The problem is what's been done to them when God's creation has not been honored and good dominion has not been exercised over them.
Book Table of Contents
Part I
1. A Christian Approach to Nutrition
A Biblical Case for Caring about Health
Food Is Not Spiritually Neutral
Science Is Not Enough
2. The World vs. the Word: The World
3. The World’s Food
The World’s Beliefs
The World’s Health
The World vs. the Word: The Word
4. Dominion and the Book of Nature
Part II
5. Meat: Death for Life
A History of Vegetarianism
The New Age and Vegetarianism
A Biblical Perspective on Meat-Eating
Meat for Health
Daniel Fasts
Old Testament Dietary Laws
6. Caring for Creatures and Creation
Industrial Agriculture
Regenerative Agriculture
Organics
GMOs
The Cost of Higher Quality Food
7. Organs: Creation’s Multivitamins
8. Fat: Where it All Went Wrong
A History of Fat
Essential Roles of Fat
"All Fat Is the Lord’s"
Saturated Fat
Cholesterol
Toxic Byproducts
Fats in Creation
Essential Fatty Acids
The Weight Gain Connection
The Chronic Disease Connection
Alcohol
How to Avoid Unhealthy Fats
9. Sugar: The Strongest God-Given Appetite
Essential Roles of Carbohydrates
False Claims about Sugar
Blood Sugar Spikes and High Blood Sugar
Types of Carbohydrates
Low-Carbohydrate Diets
Trusting Your Appetites
10. Plants: A Defensive War
Antinutrients
Antioxidants
Fiber
Pesticides
Traditional Preparation Methods
Whole Versus Refined Grains
Which Plants to Eat
11. Dairy: God’s Gift to Man
Benefits of Dairy
Dairy Sensitivities
Homogenization
Hormones and Other Contaminants
Raw Milk
12. Salt: The Wrong Culprit
Essential Roles of Salt
False Claims about Salt
Food Additives
13. Bringing it All Together
The Ideal Diet
Intuitive Eating
The Glory of Scratch Cooking
The Glory of Homemaking
Feeding Children
Nutrition for Weight Loss
Nutrition for Pregnancy
Lifestyle Factors
In Action in the Church
Things to Remember
References
I think this is a really incredible study. There is a lot of interesting information here that I don't think many people are aware of... This whole subject of dominion and our purpose as stewards of creation is so important...
Ryan and his wife live on a small homestead in Michigan with their six children. He holds a BS from Moody Bible Institute and a MA from Dallas Theological Seminary. He writes about homesteading and theology at forgingeden.com
Christians eat every day.
Christians make decisions about food every day.
Are your beliefs about food helping you get healthier, enjoy God’s gifts, and learn about Him?