Wisdom We Need For Such a Time as This

"In this creation story in Genesis we have confused the timeless poetry of the electricity of human connection with a frozen-in-time snapshot of an early moment in our ever-evolving understand of the wonder of gender and sexuality. Too often, we have used this story to dominate rather than to liberate, preaching a scriptural mandate of gender binaries, hetero and cis-normativity that we now know has always been an impoverishment and not the rich reality of human existence. Yet there is deep, poetic electric wisdom in the story: wisdom we desperately need for such a time as this."   Sermon by Mike Kinman at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Readings: Genesis 2:18-24 and Mark 10:2-16. For video and a text of the sermon, visit our website: https://allsaints-pas.org/wisdom-we-need-for-such-a-time-as-this/. You can also follow us on Twitter @ASCpas. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.