Here’s a video featuring Bishop Kevin and a fine hat.
36 responses to “A Question about Marriage and the Bible – can you help”
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If Dan Brown, rather than the New Testament is to be believed then, how about, Jesus and Mary of Magdala? Or, to be more Orthodox – Jesus and His Bride – the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church?
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I think we are now being silly.
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Not at all silly if you take seriously the Revelation of St. John the Divine and the penitential season of Advent. “Wake, O Wake!” Dean Kelvin “The hour has come, we hear them saying, where are ye all, ye virgins wise? The Bridegroom comes in sight, Raise high your torches bright! Alleluia! The wedding song swells loud and strong; Go forth and join the Festal throng.” So, do please make sure that you have oil in your lamp to keep on burning and be ye not numbered among the foolish virgins.
Alternatively, how about the anonymous couple who were married at the Wedding Feast at Cana? Simply because they are not named they could stand for each and every married couple willing and ready to make their sacred and binding marriage vows. Judging by the amount of wine that was available post transformation, they must have had one hell of a Wedding Breakfast. -
Perhaps good marriages do not make fascinating stories. Bad or odd marriages, on the other hand…..
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Liturgical Revision
One of today’s activities is a meeting of the Area Council of local Episcopal congregations. Part of what we are doing tonight is reviewing the latest revision of the Baptism liturgy. This revision started some 31 years ago. We must be nearly there now.No, really.
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Sermon – Epiphany 2006
This week on my day off, I went down to Edinburgh to see an art exhibition. It is a display of the all the art that has been collected by Sir Timothy Clifford over the last 21 years that he has been the director of the National Gallery of Scotland. I was wandering around, looking…
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Luncheon
Off to have lunch today with someone that I got to know a few years back when I was involved in the management of the Scottish Churches Open College degree programme. It was one of the most innovative and interesting theological training programmes I’ve ever known about. The loss of that institution still rankles with…
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Colour Lovers
The Colour Lovers website is back on line. Hurrah!
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