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.
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People, Place and Presence (S12 Episode4)
Guest List (S12 E3)
Within (S12 Episode2)
Desperate - Path & Passion (S12 Episode 1)
Tidying Our Junk Drawer (S11 Episode41)
Lightning Falls Upon Us (S11 Episode40)
H P t F t U (S11 Episode39)
Does Forgiveness Have Its Limits? (S11 Episode38)
Lockdown Hospitality (S11 Episode37)
Of Trust and Betrayal (Season11 Episode36)
Of Practices and Potlucks (S11 Episode35)
The Seduction of Segregation (S11 Episode34)
Here I Stand (S11 Episode33)
A Brief History of Walking (S11 Episode32)
The Speed of God (S11 Episode31)
Jaguar Man (S11 Episode30)
A Costly Peace (S11 Episode29)
Dead Man Walking (S11 Episode28)
Prison Break (S11 Episode27)
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