Leave it to me to decide to talk about food... But as I was reading Wesley, the part where he was talking about gluttony really stuck out to me. I honestly can’t think of the last time I heard a preacher even mention gluttony. In fact, in a lot of churches, not only do we not talk about it, we encourage it! (Think back to the last time you ate at a church event...)
Wesley accused the British of allowing their stomachs to be their gods, and moves on to talk about how luxury is the “constant parent of sloth.” This is an issue that can easily be applied in American culture today. It is so easy to become comfortable with life. Many of us spend hours in our air-conditioned homes, or dorms, watching television from our comfortable chairs. We eat to our hearts content. And why not? That two-liter Coke and pack of double stuffed Oreos can’t hurt us. We did say the blessing, after all.
P.S. I commented on Rachel's "Star Spangled Banner"
I agree with this. Most of the time I find myself thinking more of when I get to eat next or what I'm going to have. I think churches should talk more about gluttony because in our time food is everywhere and lots of people, myself included, have problems with eating too much.
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