About this episode
William Klock discusses the metaphor of the church as a steady ship amidst the storms of life, drawing from Ephesians 4:11-24.
Put on the New Humanity Ephesians 4:11-24 by William Klock Back in the Fall of 2007—after you’d hired me, but before we’d made the move here—I came up for a standing committee meeting in Victoria and then a visit here. The trip from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay started out like any other trip, but about half an hour in, the winds picked up. It got bad enough that the terminals were shut down for the rest of the evening. But there I was. It was one of the big Spirit-class ships. But there I was on a ship in the middle of the storm. What was supposed to be a two-hour trip took a little over three hours as the ship drove into the winds and the waves. Every few minutes the ship would hit a wave and the loud “thud” and the shudder would reverberate through the ship. But we made it. It took longer than it should have. And all through, even though we could feel the reverberation of the waves through the ship, it was steady as a rock on the churning strait. Its design, its stabilisers all did what they’re supposed to do. I was a little impatient to get to the destination, but no one was seasick and never once did I fear we wouldn’t make it. Brother and Sisters, in the midst of…
People in this episode
Host: William Klock
Topics covered
- new humanity
- church
- spiritual journey
- faith
- community
- resilience
Keywords
- new humanity
- Ephesians
- church
- faith
- spirituality
- community
- resilience
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ephesians 4:11-24
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