Here is the sermon preached last week by the Very Rev Peter Elliott, the Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver.
2 responses to “Sermon preached on Sunday 5 August 2012”
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This sermon has so much meaning to me – how you consistently pack so much impact into a six or seven minute homily is a constant source of inspiration and amazement to me….
I did detect, though I may be wide of the mark, the message that our church and our understanding of scripture has to change and evolve with the times and relationships we go through? Reflective of recent political developments yes?
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Ecclesia semper reformanda est – as our presbyterian friends (who love their Latin) tell us.
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