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2022/01/30

It all goes back to love

We sometimes lose sight of how important love really is. We are coming up on Valentine’s Day but I’m not thinking only of romantic love. I don’t have anything against romantic love, I think it is great, but our New Testament text, 1 Corinthians 13, talks about a love that includes romantic love but is […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / 1 Corinthians 13, love, preaching Leave a Comment

2019/02/03

Not just for weddings

This Sunday’s epistle reading is one of the very best known. Frequently called the “Love Chapter,” 1 Corinthians 13 is indeed about love. It is also completely appropriate for a wedding, or an anniversary, or lots of other occasions. However, is this the reason Paul wrote it? As both sermons make clear, Paul wrote this […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, Corinth, epistles, letters, love chapter, Paul, preaching, St. Paul 1 Comment

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