Love. Our most powerful four letter word. The poet W. H Auden introduced this ‘timid similarity’ in his famous poem about our love: ‘Law like love I say. Like law we often weep, like law we seldom keep.’ So can … Read more
Category: Marriage
Matthew 19.1-30. Commitment
Jesus opens up the topics of sex, power and money, topics that were as difficult to speak about when he addressed them as they are for us today. His solution is not to proclaim our rights in these areas but … Read more
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. Living to please God
Sex, work and death are the topics that Paul goes on to address as he begins to “make up what is lacking in your faith” (3:10). What resonates with us in Melbourne is, for Paul, love is a reason for … Read more
Luke 20: 27-47. Marriage & life
Our conversations about marriage in Australia seldom recall what traditional societies know as a matter of course. That marriage is about life. How life is nurtured, sustained and passed on in a dying world. Jesus, in his discussion with the … Read more
Song of Songs: Questions asked
Below are pastoral questions that were asked during this teaching series on Song of Songs. [Article]
Michael Flynn
For further thought
Given the woman often takes initiatives in the relationship in Songs, what does this say about teaching on male … Read more