John 6:24-31; Acts 16:11-15

William H. Willimon, Professor of Liturgy and Worship at Duke University, author of over twenty books, is one of America's most prolific lecturers on the subject of worship. I've heard Willimon several times. I've always found him to be insightful and delightful. One thing that makes him so engaging and so effective is his lack of pretense and his honesty about himself. He talks quite openly about his struggles in life and his struggles with faith. Like many of us, one issue William Willimon wrestles with is his weight. Willimon knows he sometimes overeats. Hence this revealing passage in one of his books: a book on Communion ironically titled Sunday Dinner. In it Willimon writes, "I am convinced that my own overeating, the binges I often lapse into, have a dire…