[While King Duncan is enjoying a well deserved retirement we are going back to his earliest sermons and renewing them. The newly modernized sermon is shown first and below, for reference sake, is the old sermon. We will continue this updating throughout the year bringing fresh takes on King's best sermons.]

Original Title: Swimming with the Sharks
New Title: Transformed by the Transfigured

Perhaps you’ve heard the old story that sharks only grow as large as their surroundings permit. I’ve heard that for years but it turns out that is a misunderstanding. As a species sharks are very adaptive. There are over 500 different species and that gives the impression that they are individually adapting to their surroundings. If you have a small aquarium in your city, don’t place a baby Whale Shark in t…