My current round of bunny trails began with a link that my friend Kathy shared with me of Calvin Robinson who was speaking at The Oxford Union. In the video, Robinson discusses the biblical sexual ethic of the Church of England. https://youtu.be/o13A6UU6IPY
Of course after watching the video of Robinson's debate, I had to read more about him. He is a British conservative political commentator, writer, and broadcaster. Since last year he has also been a deacon in the Free Church of England. I also wondered about The Oxford Union, so I looked it up and found that is a prestigious debating society that has a reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford.
Next I listened to a sermon on the radio and was drawn in by the speaker. The lilt of his native Irish tongue and witty humor caught my attention immediately, but it was soon apparent that this was a man whose Biblical wisdom and love for God were more a part of what him such a good speaker. I was compelled to find out more about him and find more of his sermons. Of course there was a bit of a problem, I didn't know his name. Luckily it didn't take too long to discover the man was Phillip De Courcy. He is the senior pastor of Kindred Community Church in Anaheim Hills, California and teacher on the daily media program, Know The Truth. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to Christian parents. In this message from the book of Proverbs, he speaks about teaching your children about the birds and the bees. https://www.ktt.org/broadcasts/makes-good-sense/041023
Even though this particular sermon is not relevant to me at this stage of life, I really wanted to hear more from De Courcy. I will listen to this series of his sermons.. as soon as I stop chasing bunny trails. Armed and Dangerous focuses on the Apostle Paul’s instruction to believers engaged in spiritual warfare – including identifying the enemy, and an in-depth view of the equipment necessary to engage in battle successfully. https://www.ktt.org/broadcasts/armed-dangerous
The next stop on my bunny trail began on Sunday during Rev. Herlong's sermon, titled “Too Good to Be True?” I was delighted to learn that he is so interested in Apologetics too. When he mentioned Robert Jastrow along with Lee Strobel, I knew I would be looking up Jastrow too.
Robert Jastrow was an American astronomer and planetary physicist. He led a major space science institution and helped to bring space down to earth for millions of Americans. In his book God and the Astronomers Jastrow describes the astronomical discoveries of recent years as well as their theological implications. https://bigthink.com/the-well/astrophysics-christian/
Whew! I'm exhausted.
