"Fear is a human response to uncontrollable unknowns in our environment. What James offers to us in a time of fear is a strong reminder of how to comport ourselves a people of faith."

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There's mention of aliens and Klingons, yes, but the bigger question is, how far does God's grace, God's justice, God's welcome extend?

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"It's not what or how we eat, says Jesus, it is how we treat those who are at the table with us and how we invite those who are not here yet."

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"So what is going on here? is jesus actually telling us we must consume him, physically? Will I, by the end of this sermon, profess an an unshakeable belief in transubstantiation? Or, as is so often the case, are there historical cultural, and contextual factors at play that can help illuminate this reading? Spoiler alert - it's the last one."

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"The complaining that we hear doesn't stop with the crowd. soon enough the disciples join in with the grumbling, taking such great offense that many of them turn away from Jesus.... Many found what Jesus was saying offensive. not just those who opposed him, but many of his followers too. What Jesus was saying was just too hard for them."

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"I once heard someone say 'God always goes to where the people are.' And we see in both of these stories, God doing just that - on the move, out and about, not collecting materials to build a structure but collecting people to build a household. To build a community of people who respond to the clamoring of the world, to meet them where they are, with compassion, with healing, with hope."

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