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2019/02/03 By Barry 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C Tagged With: 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, Corinth, epistles, letters, love chapter, Paul, preaching, St. Paul

2019/01/27 By Barry Leave a Comment

One body for all of us

It is good to be back. I was hoping to be back last week but the weather was sufficiently threatening to prevent us from going, us in this case being Heather and me. This week was Heather and me as I am still not able to drive, hopefully by next week but I must say […]

Filed Under: Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C Tagged With: 1 Corinthians, body, body of Christ, community of faith, gifts, preaching, spiritual gifts, St. Paul

2018/01/28 By Barry Leave a Comment

Love is better than knowing stuff

For a certain kind of person knowing things is really important, in the spirit of full disclosure, I am one of these people. This is fine, most of the time, the difficulty comes when they make the leap from “knowing things” to having to be correct. One of the most important, and hardest, lessons I […]

Filed Under: Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: 1 Corinthians, knowledge, love, preaching, St. Paul

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