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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2018/05/13 By Barry Leave a Comment

Jesus and community

I begin with my yearly restatement that I have nothing against Mothers’ Day (nor Fathers’ Day, Valentine’s Day, or any other day for that matter). I think mothers are the unsung heroes of everything and I don’t think I could have more respect for them in general and specific that I do. The problem is, […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: community, Easter 7, High Priestly Prayer, Jesus, John 17, preaching

2018/05/06 By Barry Leave a Comment

Let’s talk friends

Friend. One of the most powerful and evocative words in the language. I have never encountered anyone who says they have too many friends, in this case Facebook friends do not count. We love the friends we have. We want to have friends. So what do we do with Jesus saying in John 15 where […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: friend, friendship, Jesus, preaching, relationship, relationships

2018/04/22 By Barry Leave a Comment

Not just any shepherd

One of the richest metaphors for the relationship between Jesus and us is that of shepherd and sheep (we’re the sheep in case you are wondering). In fact, it is such a rich metaphor that I’m certain there are a bunch of nuances completely lost on me because we don’t have a lot of opportunities […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: Great Shepherd, Jesus, John 10, preaching, sheep, shepherd

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