What is in Kelvin's Head?

Sermon – the Maker, Troublemaker, Peacemaker

19/08/2013

Here’s what I said on Sunday in the pulpit about that tricky gospel reading.

Not peace, but a division

Sometimes one reads the Gospel in church and everyone nods knowingly. You can tell that people think that what is being said is wise and good.

When we tell the story of the Good Samaritan, perhaps. Or the Prodigal Son. Or the stories of his response when people brought him those who were sick.

We hear Jesus being clever, holy and gracious. We see him healing and enlightening and blessing.

And we approve.

We approve of this Saviour for he is made in the image of all our hopes and our dreams.

This is a God whom we can like. He would not be out of place in our company. We would be honoured to take him home for tea.

But the truth is, Christianity is about something a little more than this. It is about following a Saviour who sometimes turns around and says things that we find tricky, difficult or bewildering. (more…)

6 responses to “Hung!”

Tim

07/05/2010

All very well saying Labour have “lost their mandate to govern” when he’s not actually gained one either…

I guess a hung parliament has been most likely for the past few weeks, much as one might wish for a happier colour. I’ll bear the rest of your predictions in mind for later though 🙂

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Aaron

07/05/2010

Here in Canada we’ve had a minority government for five years now, with little sign of it falling. The Conservative PM is pretty bland, but the Liberals have the least inspiring leader you could imagine and the NDP are lead by a nutter. (And the Bloc isn’t national.) The opposition parties don’t want to trigger an election, because they fear that the voters would blame them for having to trudge to the polls. That and they’re even less popular than our lackluster PM.

I think a minority government works, actually, simply because the governing party has to seek consensus. (And, in our case, the opposition parties have to as well.) Then again, I’m from the States where the President needs Congress and the voters often elect them from opposite parties.

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David | Dahâ€¢veed

07/05/2010

Off Topic –

I am surprised that you have not said anything at MadPriest’s post about you. Especially since it has such a large photo.

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ryan

07/05/2010

I saw that photo too! Kelvin does look a bit camp in it.

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1. kelvin
  
  07/05/2010
  
  Camp?
  
  Moi?
  
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ryan

08/05/2010

Well, it’s not as butch as the Italian Vanity Fair photos 😉

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