we are pressing on into our season of The Tensions. We have explored our tensions with God, ourselves, and our faith tradition. It is time now for us to consider relational tensions: the tensions we experience with others, be that in our marriages, friendships, or communities.
Many years ago, I did a sermon entitled Sex on a Ladder, which we will return to in the next few weeks, but for this series, I wanted to expand on that teaching by going wider, deeper, and further. So, to begin, we are going on an odyssey adventure: A Brief History of Marriage.
We have some fun and wild places to explore. History is a strange and fascinating beast, so we will start by debunking eight myths about the history of marriage (for instance, did marriage come about to protect or oppress women?). Then, we will explore why the Church was largely silent about marriage for 1200 years and the four main reasons the Church got into the business of solemnizing marriages (I am confident they will surprise you).
Along the way we will learn about the most common case brought before courts in the Middle Ages (it has to do with marriage) and the rather uncomfortable ritual men had to undergo to annul a marriage (Kristen won’t even let me share the more "juicy" details of the ritual).
We will of course land in our present day to discover the two social factors and pressures that are placing more tension on marriages today than ever before.
Marriage On A Ladder (S14 Episode28)
Easter in Seven Movements (S14 Episode26)
The Grotesque Beauty of the Cross (S14 Episode 25)
The Moral Arc (S14 Episode23)
Church Actually (S14 Episode22)
Freedom (S14 Episode21)
The First Sexual Revolution (S14 Episode20)
Devils and Dust (S14 Episode19)
Gladiators, Garbage Dumps and the Poison of Pitty (S14 Episdoes18)
Life's Too Short To Pretend We're Not Religious (S14 Episode17)
Revisionist History (S14 Episode16)
Even Better than the Real Thing (S14 Episode15)
What Do You Want? (S14, Episode 14)
The Swords that Pierce Our Souls (S14 Episode13)
Erika’s Eucharist Reflection - Nov 26
Mary’s Magnificat -Making Room (S14 Episode12)
Redeeming Time (S14 Episode11)
Zeitkrankheit and the Cult of Speed (S14 Episode10)
What Are You Hinting At? (S14 Episode9)
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