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.
Life is Difficult (S12 Episode28)
We Forget (S12 Episode27)
The Final Chapter of the Story (S12 Episode26)
Of Armageddon and Advertising (S12 Episode25)
Of Fugu, Lions and Lambs (S12 Episode24)
Jesus You’re Scaring Me (S12 Episode23)
Where is the Wine? (Season12 Episode22)
Scratch That - Jesus Edits the Old Testament (S12 Episode21)
The Ghost of Jonathan Edwards (S12 Episode20)
Wonder (S12 Episode19)
The Gift of Presence (S12 Episode 18)
Waiting for Fire (S12 Episode17)
Mary Comforts Eve (Season 12 Episode16)
The War of Pregnancy (S12 Episode15)
The Age of Secularism - Part 2 (S12 Episode14)
The Age of Secularism - Part 1 (S12 Episode13)
Stay in the Flow (S12 Episode9)
Game Play (S12 Episode8)
Skin in the Game (S12 Episode7)
Squeezed (S12 Episode6)
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