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Oh that lost son
ByBarryThe parable of the Prodigal Son. We all know it well. We know about the wastrel younger son and how that was how we were and the sanctimonious older son is how we might be now. Or do we. One of the most interesting things about this story is how strongly we identify as one…
Jesus, angels, and us
ByBarryWe don’t talk about angels very much, and I’m afraid I’m not going to talk about them a lot this Sunday, but they will come up. The book of Hebrews is a very interesting book, we don’t even know for certain who wrote it. Nonetheless, it is well worth the time we might put in…
Thoughts on “joy”
ByBarryThis Sunday’s sermons take a bit of a different look at “joy” and do so through first spending some time thinking about what the word means and for that matter what words mean at all. There is a perverse tendency in our culture to take good and useful words and make them useless. Most of…
Keep going
ByBarryThere was another first today. I preached in a suit, and a football jersey. Today is Green Shirt Day, a day in recognition of and for organ donation. I would like to say a bright green Riders jersey, as that is the only non-t-shirt, non-sweatshirt, green, garment I have looks good but I’m not willing…
Second Sunday of Easter – April 16, 2023
ByBarryScripture Sermon So . . . who’s a Thomas? Hymns Knox Presbyterian St. Mark’s Presbyterian Order of service and public domain hymn lyrics
Sheep and shepherds
ByBarryIt is one of those Sundays where the Lectionary “makes” us talk about sheep and shepherds. I quite enjoy “sheep and shepherd Sundays.” They provide an opportunity to talk about how silly sheep are and tell some funny (I hope) stories about sheep. More importantly, this Sunday is an opportunity to talk about how appropriate…