"Food for the Road, by John van de Laar, is both fresh and nourishing.  For this reason I have repeatedly used John’s liturgies when gathering with others for the sacrament of communion.  John has the gift of a turn of phrase that enables well worn words and well trodden traditions to explode with new meaning and mystery.  I am grateful to John for sharing his friendship with God so openly and trustingly – for through it my own friendship with God has grown.  Thanks John."

Rev. Alan Storey  - Methodist Minister

"In Food for the Road, John van de Laar has not only managed to retain the eternal truths embodied in the sacrament of holy communion, but has been able to convey these in a language which has made them even more relevant to both old and young. I wish I had had access to this book, or something even remotely similar, when I was still in the normal pastoral ministry."

Rev. Ian T. Webber - Retired Methodist Minister

"The sacrament of holy communion can become something that happens like clockwork once a month during Sunday services, and sometimes also during small group meetings or among church leaders and staff. As a worship leader, it can come down to choosing special music and making sure there is space in between the guitars and drums for the elements to be distributed to kneeling congregants, while ensuring that the service does not run longer than one hour!!

Thank you for your book which highlights the many different things that communion really is, and in a way that is easy to read but definitely not simple! I loved that this book was not just theology in theory but comes out of your own life experience, which you were brave enough to share quite openly! 

This book is written in such a way that once in one's library it will be constantly used and referred to. It is a study guide, and can be used in small groups or alone as a learning tool, with the questions at the end of each chapter guiding discussion and thoughts. It is also a devotional help, alone or with a congregation - the liturgies are beautiful, poetic and sometimes surprising in the modern expression of a centuries old pattern of worship. It is also a resource book for worship services in general. 

I first came across the book during Lent a couple of years ago,when I used it as a personal devotional guide. Since then we have used the liturgies, most especially "A Liturgy for the Spiritual Feast", in our evening service which has a more contemporary style of worship, and we have also used parts of liturgies, along with visuals, as a call to worship at all our services. The Creed (or proclamation of faith) sections are wonderful for all services and not just communion, as are the prayers of intercession. "

Linda Nicolson - Worship Leader