What is in Kelvin's Head?

  • Sermon preached on 22 July 2012

    Here’s what I said on Sunday

    A number of years ago, when I was in my curacy, I was working in another Cathedral in Scotland. I was as interested in communications then as now and became convinced that we needed a clear corporate image, the better to represent ourselves to the world around us.

    Inevitably, there was some debate about what to use. We didn’t want to use the building because the church isn’t really all about buildings. We didn’t want to use a cross because that’s what so many churches have used and because it didn’t say anything particularly significant about who we were.

    In the end, we decided that we were going to use something which represented the fact that we were a cathedral – the place that the bishop calls home.

    (Well, I think historically, bishops tend to call their cathedrals a lot of other things, but that is another story and need not concern us for now).
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One response to “Love your enemies”

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    Father Ron Smith

    Thank you, Far. Kelvin. Jesus does indeed challenge all of us on this theme – loving our enemies. It is one of the most difficult things to do – especially when one is persecuted for their received innate sexuality. You Scottish Episcopalians – together with your North American cousins in TEC – have helped our worldwide Anglican Communion to understand the need for Inclusive Church – being aware that God loves everyone God has created.

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