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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2021/08/22

Who’s in? Who’s out? Does it matter?

There is something about walls and borders and barriers many of us find appealing. They allow us to know who is in and who is out. They give us boundaries, which can be a comfort. But there can be something dangerous in looking at the world through a lens of “in or out.” It can […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / binary thinking, in or out, preaching Leave a Comment

2015/05/10

What’s the opposite of servant?

I have been struck lately, as I am sure is obvious, by the limitations of our tendency toward unhelpful binary thinking. So this Sunday I just lay it out in these two sermons where I think the limitations are using John 15:9-17 as my case study. This passage of scripture has lots of really great […]

Article by Barry / Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / binary thinking, dualism, friend, master, preaching, servant Leave a Comment

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