Tag Archives: Jesus

Questions of fornication

what is porneia, and what do studies of ancient sexuality say to modern claims about its meaning? Continue reading →

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Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch: a sermon

April, 2018: In one of those moments of diary failure with which we are all familiar, I thought that this coming Sunday I was down to preach at the 10 a.m. service immediately before the Annual Parochial Meeting. Wrong. I’m … Continue reading →

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Come and have breakfast

In the debates over the place of same-sex people in the church, I’m a chicken. Continue reading →

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Sex and power in the spotlight

People lie to themselves and the church about their abstinence from sex. They become accustomed to not telling the truth. Continue reading →

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Putting ourselves into boxes

And the H-word isn’t one I’d like to aim at those with whose views I disagree. Continue reading →

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