Our Portion is Peace
The story of Jesus being tempted by the Devil in the wilderness becomes the setting for us to consider and discover what it is that tempts us the most...
Kevin offers a personal confession in order to raise questions about whether it is right to want to be looked up to... and if we are all desiring fame and glory, is there perhaps something good about this desire we would miss if we simply tried to deny it?
Guest speaker Matthew Dickerson, both a professor at Middlebury College and author of nearly 10 works of both fiction and non-fiction, such as "Following Gandalf: Epic Battles and Moral Victory in The Lord of the Rings"... "Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: The Environmental Vision of C. S. Lewis"... and "Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien"... shares how the poetry found in the Psalms points the way to a greater, clearer, more reverent and more spiritual view of the natural world.
In this service, Kevin explores the Parable of The Unmerciful Servant to address a difficult question: how can humanity's universal desire for justice actually ever be satisfied? Third entry in the series: 'Desires of the Heart - The Poetry of the Bible'.
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In addition to calling on the talents of Vermont poet Abigail Carroll, Kevin opens the chapter on the long-awaited St Andrew's series: 'Desires of the Heart - The Poetry of the Bible' with a message both humorous and heartfelt.Click here to start download