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Hi Cameron, Thanks for taking the trouble to comm...

2009-06-17T19:47:06.667+01:00

Hi Cameron,

Thanks for taking the trouble to comment to intelligently - as indeed did Phil the Priest after the sermon itself. (Feel free to comment there too...this page is really just a signpost one now).

Sorry that I don't have time to give your question the thought that it deserves. But do have a look at the response to Phil as well.

I would just say

I agree that you don't have to be a Biblical liter...

2009-06-16T10:54:34.660+01:00

I agree that you don't have to be a Biblical literalist about this and speculating on events can be fun. But I'm not sure where it gets you. I don't see how the speculation can be proven either way.

Arguing about the Holy Spirit coming experientially from within or supernaturally from without seems to be missing the point. When you think about it, any talk about the "

Perhaps we need to distinguish truth claims from s...

2009-06-03T10:30:01.607+01:00

Perhaps we need to distinguish truth claims from salvation claims; 'what is true?' from 'who gets saved?'. On the first I think that religions share some common ground - belief in a Creator and much moral teaching, for example. But on some things it makes sense to disagree and stand our ground. And it doesn't help anyone to fudge these issues with mushy talk about inter-faith

Hi Rob, Thanks for taking the trouble to post a co...

2009-05-07T17:36:00.000+01:00

Hi Rob,
Thanks for taking the trouble to post a comment.

Sadly, I have obviously failed to communicate to you.

Perhaps if you read my sermon again you will understand that I support entirely the notion that Jesus is The Way to the Father. I am, however, seeking to open up the possibility that the Cosmic Christ's act of reconciling all things to himself (see Hebrews

Hi Tom! On the cross, God judged Jesus for our si...

2009-05-07T16:23:00.000+01:00

Hi Tom!

On the cross, God judged Jesus for our sin so that we wouldn't have to be. That's why He is the only way to God. Only Jesus was willing and able to die for us to pay our death penalty, thus providing forgiveness for our sins. No one other religious leader has done this; no one else could have done this.

We can receive forgiveness and eternal life only through Jesus

Dear Tom, I've been trying to embrace my "mother w...

2009-03-23T17:53:00.000Z

Dear Tom, I've been trying to embrace my "mother within". I don't know how successful it's been but I have tidied my bedroom and made sure that my hair's combed before I leave the house. But seriously, I'm not sure that what the C of E needs right now is a more maternal approach. I know that the bishops are a men-only club but its not exactly brimming with testosterone. I wouldn't mind hearing

Thanks again for the sermon.I also find shouting a...

2009-03-20T18:52:00.000Z

Thanks again for the sermon.

I also find shouting at the TV a necessary part of daily life. What else is Question Time for? And I understand the sea storm/economic storm analogy. But I wonder if you're a bit quick to draw the analogy and not consider the miracle itself. What exactly happened, if anything miraculous happened at all? That, it seems to me, is one of questions that the

Thanks for the sermon.I hadn’t realized that Jesus...

2009-02-21T11:11:00.000Z

Thanks for the sermon.

I hadn’t realized that Jesus only openly declares himself at the trial. Another curious aspect to the secrecy/openness theme is the Son of God title. At first the title is only used by supernatural beings – heavenly voices, demons, you know the sort of thing. Only at the end does an actual human being stumble across it: the centurion at the cross - a Roman, a

Well said.

2008-11-10T14:03:00.000Z

Well said.

Anonymous...whoever you are...what are you on abou...

2008-11-04T17:14:00.000Z

Anonymous...whoever you are...what are you on about? What lie are you referring to? I'm not claiming to be perfect... but I'd appreciate knowing what lie you are accusing me of!?

Best wishes
Tom Kennar

how interesting......a priest that lies (and prove...

2008-11-04T16:53:00.002Z

how interesting......a priest that lies (and proved, i may say)and moves up in the world

how interesting......a priest that lies (and prove...

2008-11-04T16:53:00.001Z

how interesting......a priest that lies (and proved, i may say)and moves up in the world

how interesting......a priest that lies (and prove...

2008-11-04T16:53:00.000Z

how interesting......a priest that lies (and proved, i may say)and moves up in the world

Amen brother!

2008-10-25T18:53:00.000+01:00

Amen brother!

wise words! as usual

2008-10-17T06:55:00.000+01:00

wise words! as usual

Very interesting message in everyday language.

2008-09-08T15:44:00.000+01:00

Very interesting message in everyday language.

Very good and helpful, Tom. :-) I enjoyed it - tha...

2008-08-30T15:02:00.000+01:00

Very good and helpful, Tom. :-) I enjoyed it - thank you.

Josephine xxx

my idea of Heaven is a blue sky, a picnic hamper s...

2008-07-23T23:01:00.000+01:00

my idea of Heaven is a blue sky, a picnic hamper stuffed with cheeses, chocolates and wine, lying down on a grassy spot somewhere alone the South Downs and watching the world go by below.

"My experiences in Africa and Eastern Europe have ...

2008-07-23T22:49:00.000+01:00

"My experiences in Africa and Eastern Europe have taught me that large parts of the world are simply not yet ready to accept the ministry of gay people..."

The dilema we face in the discussion about homosexuality is as you say, that change may come "at the cost of putting individuals in real danger of losing their life and liberty." This dilema is not unfamiliar to Africans, just ask

Hi Russell,You've asked me to 'nail my colours to ...

2008-07-23T12:39:00.000+01:00

Hi Russell,

You've asked me to 'nail my colours to the mast' on the issue of gay ministers. You are right to do so - though I will confess to having been reticent thus far. (See a blog entry I made in 2006 at this link)

However, since posting that particular comment, I've come to the view

forgot to say... I had to concur with Sarah's com...

2008-07-22T23:58:00.000+01:00

forgot to say...

I had to concur with Sarah's comment that it IS important for us to care about issues like the "discussion" of women bishops and gay priests because people are hurt, on both sides, by some of the things that are said. But at the end of all the discussion, there comes a point where we MUST choose on what side of the debate we fall. The reason for this: if we wish our

hi Tom,So glad to hear that the 'issue' (is there ...

2008-07-22T23:34:00.000+01:00

hi Tom,

So glad to hear that the 'issue' (is there really one?) of women bishops isn't something that phases you and that you're in favour of equality in ministry. I wondered, are you equally as happy to "nail your colours to the mast" of gay ministry too?

best regards,
Russell

Hi Sarah,Good to hear from you. I do, of course, ...

2008-07-21T18:15:00.000+01:00

Hi Sarah,
Good to hear from you.

I do, of course, care about the arguments that are rolling around the church (especially, as I said, because they are hurting people I love).

Saying 'I don't care' was meant to be a rhetorical device to call people to focus on the heart of the Gospel, rather than secondary issues. It probably worked better in the preached version of the

I do think you need to care about the arguments be...

2008-07-21T17:56:00.000+01:00

I do think you need to care about the arguments because they are deeply hurting people I love, probably more than you realise. This week I got, 'we have no problem with you Sarah so long as you preach the Bible'. What they meant was their interpretation of the Bible. It was a deliberate dig at my vicar who set up acceptingevangelicals. Some of the hateful comments on friends blogs who are pro

Tom, I SO tried to resist the temptation to commen...

2008-06-15T23:29:00.000+01:00

Tom, I SO tried to resist the temptation to comment, as i thought you probably deserved a break from my little interjections... but i just couldn't not add just a teensie weensie morsel of a comment.

In discussing why God doesn't cure all sickness or why it's even here in the first place, you mentioned
'One of those laws is that life, in all its forms, is constantly changing and