Preaching

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    Metaphors matter!

    ByBarry

    Whether we like it or not, we live our lives by metaphors. met•a•phor (mĕtˈə-fôrˌ, -fər) n. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in “a sea of troubles” or “All the world’s a stage” ( Shakespeare)….

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    Yippee!

    ByBarry

    Today is the first Sunday in Lent, so you may be wondering what is with a blog title like “Yippee!”? Lent is misunderstood. There is a tendency to look at Lent as a time where the whole point is to be miserable. You run into people who are giving things up for Lent just to…