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2020/12/13 By Barry Leave a Comment

We don’t have to choose

The Third Sunday of Advent is the Sunday of Joy. Joy is one of those tricky words because it has perfectly acceptable casual uses but also more technical uses. Happiness and joy are often considered synonyms and used as such with no difficulty. However, there is a deeper meaning to “joy” that connects us to […]

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2019/12/15 By Barry Leave a Comment

Joy or happiness

The third Sunday of Advent is the Sunday of Joy. Joy is a very tricky thing when you actually think about it, especially when you compare it with happiness. There are a number of ways to think about the two but the best comparison I’ve come up with so far is: happiness is a result […]

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2018/12/16 By Barry Leave a Comment

Joy and happiness are not the same thing

The third Sunday of Advent is the Sunday of Joy. What could be more fitting for this season than a Sunday devoted to Joy? Not much to be sure but what images come to mind when someone reminds you “Christmas is the season of joy” or says “Christmas is such a joyous time”? If you […]

Filed Under: Advent, Preaching, Sunday, Year C Tagged With: advent, advent 3, happiness, happy, joy, joyful, joyfulness, preaching

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