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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2017/01/22 By Barry Leave a Comment

We all want to belong

 Ah, belonging. There are few things more necessary to the psychological health of the human person than a feeling of belonging. We all want to belong, be part of the team, be part of the group, be part of the family. This is simply part of what it means to be human and most of […]

Filed Under: Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: 1 Corinthians, belong, belonging, Corinth, identification, identify, identity, Paul, preaching, St. Paul

2015/05/17 By Barry Leave a Comment

Where do we belong?

Where do we belong? An interesting question that has so many potential answers. This Sunday’s texts had so many fruitful possibilities but the phrase I kept coming back to was “They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.” (John 15:17 NRSV) If we don’t belong in the […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: belonging, preaching, where do we belong

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