Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale gives sermons on an occasional basis in area churches. Her topics involve peace, justice and sexuality issues.
Recovering the God of Eros: Listening to a Different Drummer
Body Ambivalence in the Body of Christ
Incarnation: God in These Bodies
Living in an Age of Violence: Lessons from Noah
Slaying Giants and Calming the Seas: Do we dare?
Righteousness and Perversity: Does the Church Know the Difference?
Abstract: David’s violence against Bathsheba is the catalyst to reflect on our cultural obsession with sexuality and Christendom’s obsession with asexuality. If we are to be rooted in love as the writer to the Ephesian Christians says, then how shall we sort through the conflicting messages from the church and society about our bodies? How shall we live righteous lives and still embrace a positive view of our bodies without being seduced by the body objectification of our culture?