Jimmy Kimmel was at it again this past week, God bless him, ht TM:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75b2hTl2T2E

The timing was pretty uncanny, given the lectionary reading for this past Sunday on 1 Cor 8:1-13, which includes the line “Food will not bring us close to God.” I took that as a cue to ruminate on the religiosity of food from the pulpit, and it seems to have struck a chord:

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3 responses to “The Emperor’s New Juice (Sermon on the Religiosity of Food)”

1. John Zahl says:

   02/04/2015 at 9:34 pm

   David, this is seriously one of the best sermons I have _ever_ heard, so creative, so insightful, so radical, so Christian, so close to the bone and relevant, so well-prepared, and with such far-reaching implications! #blownaway

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2. Marcos says:

   02/05/2015 at 9:52 am

   It’s all about the camera being there, isn’t it? Wanting to appear enlightened, in the know, etc…

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