What is in Kelvin's Head?

  • Sermon preached on 10 November 2013


    What are you fighting for…in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit?

    The gospel reading that we’ve just heard is a very particular one. The question is – if a man dies and his widow marries his brother, and six brothers die and she marries her way down the family, whose bride will she be in heaven.

    What deep truth does this question and Jesus’s answer convey to us.

    Well, I wasn’t supposed to be preaching today and swapped a couple of days ago with one of my colleagues.

    The deep truth that this passage conveys to me today is always to check what the bible readings are before you agree to swap a date in the pulpit.

    I’m going to start from a different place though and work my way back to what is going on in the gospel reading this morning. For the question is not straightforward at all, never mind the answer. (more…)

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6 responses to “It’s Time for a Vote”

  1. Bro David Avatar
    Bro David

    I didn’t know that they actor on the Good Wife was a Scotsman!

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  2. Kelvin Holdsworth Avatar
    Kelvin Holdsworth

    I think you mean Alan Cumming – though I’ve never see the Good Wife.

    Alan is certainly Scottish and can be seen along with someone else you know on the front cover of this publication.
    http://www.equality-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EM-booklet-lores.pdf

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    1. Bro David Avatar
      Bro David

      The Good Wife is one of my favorite US TV shows. He plays the part with no detectable accent whatever, unlike his fellow Brit, Archie Panjabi, who speaks with a very proper accent, but from who know where. This past week Alan’s character kissed a girl and they liked it!

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      1. Kelvin Avatar
        Kelvin

        This may come as a revelation:
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEXJ71eX1y0

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        1. Bro David Avatar
          Bro David

          So he’s always had bad hair! The Ginger’s cute. Are those natural accents or tuned up a bit?

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          1. Kelvin Avatar
            Kelvin

            Tuned up a bit though you do hear people speak like that.

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