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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2019/01/27

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 […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / 1 Corinthians, body, body of Christ, community of faith, gifts, preaching, spiritual gifts, St. Paul Leave a Comment

2018/04/15

Resurrection revisited

 I almost titled this post “Resurrection revisited, now with less neo-Platonism” but decided not to, let me know in the comments if that was a good or bad idea. Much of my thinking in this area has been shaped by Richard Rohr and a remark in one of his devotionals really struck home. His history […]

Article by Barry / Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / bodily resurrection, body, creation, neo-Platonism, Plato, Platonisn, preaching, resurrection, Richard Rohr Leave a Comment

2016/01/24

One body

So why do you think Paul uses “body” as a metaphor for the church? There are several reasons I’m sure but I suspect one of the biggest ones is that “body” is something that is common to all of us. In today’s Epistle lesson, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Paul makes good use of the notion of […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / body, body of Christ, community of faith, Dizzy Dean, gift, giftedness, Paul, preaching Leave a Comment

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