What is in Kelvin's Head?

  • The Christian Year and Social Media

    I do love the way that the Christian Year is becoming more important to Christians because of social media.

    When I check my facebook and twitter feeds in a morning I can be pretty sure that there will be something there which relates to what season or more likely what day we have got to in the cycle of faith.

    Today for example, I checked my facebook feed and found a lovely description of St Margaret of Scotland posted by Kirstin Freeman.

    Today is St Margaret’s Feast Day and I can remember a time when most people simply wouldn’t participate in such a festival. Now, if you follow a few Christian bloggers and social media mavens you get little reminders of the heros of faith – comment and pictures and all kinds of good things just arriving before your eyes.

    Passive learning is a big feature of the new knowledge economy. I find it odd that lots of people in the church still don’t get it and still think that learning is about people coming to hear them spout. It can be far more dynamic and far more interesting, even if spouting is still part of what the church has to offer.

7 responses to “Sermon for Kimberly's Induction”

  1. Martin Ritchie Avatar
    Martin Ritchie

    What a marvellous sermon to have at your induction! Great stuff.

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  2. Rosemary Avatar
    Rosemary

    It’s a walking account of what happen when sermons get reported by others from memory, isn’t (yes, my blog.) It was a great sermon, Kelvin. I did try to blow my nose quietly – but I had to keep the mascara from running too badly…..

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  3. revruth Avatar
    revruth

    Great sermon, Fr K. Sorry I missed it.

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  4. Maureen (McK) Avatar
    Maureen (McK)

    Kelvin, it was a great sermon. Would it be ok if I reproduced it in our church newsletter? The non computer older Dunoon folk would love to see it.

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  5. Kelvin Avatar
    Kelvin

    No problem Maureen.

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  6. Zebadee Avatar
    Zebadee

    It certainly was excellent. Many a ‘preacher’ could gain a great deal from studying your sermons. Could you not start a school for sermon givers? I am sure Nigal Robb would approve

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  7. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    Thank you so much for posting this. I was so sorry to miss it and getting some of it post facto is excellent!

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