• Sermon preached on Sunday 5 August 2012

    Here’s what I said on Sunday.

    I ask you. Which sounds more fun – the fleshpots of Egypt or wandering aimlessly in the desert?

    It is not hard to have some sympathy with the children of Israel. Moses and Aaron have led them away from a life which was unfair though one which was mundane and familiar. And they have led them – not to the promised land – not yet anyway, but to the desert.

    The wilderness. The desert. The place where there is emptiness. (more…)

2 responses to “Coming Out, Coming In, Coming Home”

  1. Carley Avatar

    I found this post (and your blog) via Mosaic Scotland, and reading it has made me very happy. I’ve struggled with faith and sexuality and my relationships for a long time, and a lot of people have asked me why I bother trying to reconcile who I am with a church that doesn’t accept me; what you wrote here is *exactly* why I do –
    “You ask me why I stay? I stay because some things are worth fighting for. Some things are worth changing.”
    I just wanted to thank you – this has absolutely made my day.

  2. jaye richards-hill Avatar

    Very thoughtful stuff Kelvin…beautifully written too 🙂

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