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Why every Christian should be in favour of gay marriage
Yes, I’m serious. Yes, I realise that the majority of the world’s Christians are opposed to gay marriage and I recognise that many of those who most vocally oppose gay marriage do so in the name of Christ. Even so, … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged answer, basis, Biblical, form, gay marriage, gay marriages, institution, issue, social stability
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Burn the Witch!
“Burn the Witch! Burn the Witch!” These words have come to mind lately, as I’ve watched a number of Pakistani friends of mine get deported, for reasons nobody is quite clear about. It might not be immediately obvious to everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged answer, argument, Burn the Witch, problem, Saddam Hussein, Sir Bedivere, Witch, witches, wood
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The institution of Marriage – a Sermon on 1 Samuel 1
‘Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like horse and carriage’. So we’re told, but not in my book they don’t, and by ‘my book’ I mean the Bible. That’s a warm and inviting way to start a sermon, isn’t it? But … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged answer, benefit, community, Elkanah, institution, institution of marriage, Israelites, society
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Jesus is Crazy! (A sermon on Luke 15 )
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having … Continue reading
The Unexpected Yuletide Messenger (Luke 3:1-2)
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged answer, Caiaphas, Emperor Tiberius, Herod, John the Baptist, Pontius Pilate, ruler, way
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Christ is King! (A sermon on John 18:33-38)
Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?’ Pilate replied, ‘I am not a … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged agenda, answer, dialogue, Jesus, Pilate, Pontius Pilate, realise, sort
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Jesus is the Answer… Not Always (a Sermon on Acts 17:22-31)
“Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.” (Acts 17:16) Ange and I have been to Athens, as I suspect many of you … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Epistles
Tagged answer, audience, body, death, Paul, St Paul, understanding
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Theology and Praxis (A sermon on John 9)
“As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his … Continue reading
Fate, Failure and Fig trees and why bad things happen to good people.
There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And [Jesus] answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Gospels
Tagged answer, blood Pilate, fig tree, issue, Jesus, sort, study, way
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