Sermon: "My Hands Are Tied", Daniel 6 (August 18, 2024)

Most of us are young children when we first encounter Daniel’s twin stories of the Fiery Furnace and the Lion’s Den (because apparently, stories about capital punishment are foundational to every child’s theological education). And almost universally, we’re told that the moral of both stories is that if we trust in God, God will rescue us from danger. But of course, as most of us have figured out by now, that’s just objectively untrue. It’s probably past time for us to consider more nuanced interpretations of these ancient stories.

Liturgy: 13th Sunday After Pentecost, Daniel 6:1-27 (August 18, 2024)

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Hymns

Hymn GTG #307, “God of Grace and God of Glory”

Hymn GTG #468, "In My Life"
Hymn GTG #335, “The Foolish in Their Hearts Deny”
Hymn GTG #332, “The Right Hand of God”