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Really? Really, Jesus?
ByBarryThere are a lot of things we are asked to do as followers of Christ. Today’s Gospel text has some of the toughest. Luke 6:27-38 is part of the Sermon on the Plain and includes: loving your enemy, turning the other cheek, allowing corrupt laws to take your property, the Golden Rule, and more. One…
Fruit for everyone!
ByBarryI am publicly saying I am well aware Canada Day is a couple of days from now. I am also aware this Sunday was publicized on this very website/blog as our Canada Day service. I am also saying I felt no leading to preach about Canada, and quite a lot of leading to preach about…
Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 27, 2022
ByBarryScripture Psalm 32 Joshua 5:9-12 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Sermon Do manna and prodigals belong together? Hymns Knox Presbyterian O blessed is the man whose sinsStand up and bless the LordJesus calls us; o’er the tumultLord, speak to meThou didst leave Thy throne St. Mark’s Presbyterian How blest are they whose trespassStand up…
What does the Reign of Christ mean to us?
ByBarryDate: November 20, 2011 Liturgical Sunday: Reign of Christ – Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost RCL Scripture: Psalm 100; Ezekiel 31:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Sermon Title: What does the Reign of Christ mean to us? Knox Presbyterian [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111120_-_Knox.mp3|titles=What does the Reign of Christ mean to us?] St. Mark’s Presbyterian [audio:https://wordsfromthemiddle.ca/wp-content/uploads/111120_-_St_Marks.mp3|titles=What does the Reign of…
Confident in what?
ByBarryConfidence is an interesting thing. We need to have confidence in ourselves and in our institutions. Governments, especially minority governments, need to have the confidence of the house. When people lose confidence in banks, bad things happen and “confidence men [sic]” might trick us out of our money. So is confidence good or bad? Well,…
Not that kind of wrestling
ByBarryI am not a wrestling fan. I can remember watching Stampede Wrestling ‘way back in the late 60s and early 70s but since then, not much interest. Today’s Old Testament lesson has a story about wrestling in it but it isn’t the kind with fancy costumes, scripted outcomes, or people getting hit with metal folding…