It's tempting to think that it's our job to somehow 'hold the line' on morality against a supposedly sinful culture around us. "We’re just defending biblical truth", is what Christian leaders often say as they close the door on those people. But what if we’ve got this wrong? What if even the tiniest amount of this kind of thinking is actually toxic to the life of faith?

This week's sermon is a reflection on lectionary passage Mark 4:26-23 on the 3rd Sunday after Trinity.