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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2019/11/03

Who gets called

I have been enjoying putting myself into biblical stories lately. Well, maybe “enjoying” isn’t the exact word because it isn’t always enjoyable, even when it is very valuable. I don’t do it very well. I find it difficult to imagine myself into these stories, or any stories for that matter. I don’t know if it […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / being called, call, calling, Jesus, judgementalism, Luke, preaching, who is called?, Zacchaeus Leave a Comment

2019/02/10

Called?

This Sunday’s texts are linked together, at least somewhat, by three different stories about what it means to be called, or more properly, “called.” This is more than getting a phone call or a text to come over and hang out. The calls we looked at today are the calls God makes to people. There […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / call, called, calling, fishers of people, Isaiah, Paul, Peter, preaching, Simon Peter Leave a Comment

2018/01/14

Change happens

 I don’t like change. I don’t know too many people who do but I especially hate it. It could come from moving a lot when I was a kid. It come from an historical awareness that makes me suspicious of any change fulfilling its promise. It is all too possible I’m simply stodgy and lazy […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / call, change, Eli, Jesus, Paul, preaching, Samuel, St. Paul Leave a Comment

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