Sermons based on readings from the First Letter of Peter
1 Peter 3:13-22 Sometimes, perhaps often, we lose something of the Bible in translation.Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?That translation of Peter’s words rather hides an allusion that he is making when he urges us to be “eager.” I hunted through lots of translation and only one, …
A Sermon for the Sixth Sermon of Easter (14/05/23):Zealots for Doing Good Read More »
Acts 2:42-47 (1 Peter 2:19-25) They say that religion and politics shouldn’t mix. Which is probably true in some sense. We don’t ever have to look far to find some toxic combination of political power and religious fervour to see that such a combination is a bad thing. But on the other hand the resurrection …
A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (30/04/23):Religion and Politics Read More »
1 Peter 1:3-9 He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It probably goes without saying, that being a Christian now is a very different experience from being a Christian when Peter first wrote his letter. And not simply because of the massive historical, …
A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter (16/04/23): Hope and Rebirth Read More »