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Arise, my fair one! (A sermon on the Song of Songs)

“My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and … Continue reading

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Sexuality and Scripture – a sermon on the Song of Songs

“The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.” (Song of Songs 2:8) It’s a verse from the ‘Song of Songs’, and if you didn’t recognise it that’s OK. It’s probably not one … Continue reading

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Sex in the Bible! – a Reflection on the ‘Song of Songs’

The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.  My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through … Continue reading

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Father Dave’s Sex Talk – a Sermon on the Song of Songs

OK guys. It’s time for Father Dave’s sex talk! It comes once every three years, when the passage from the Song of Songs appears in the lectionary. When you were in school, you used to get this talk every year. … Continue reading

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