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2020/07/05 By Barry Leave a Comment

There’s always a burden

I have been in a position to reflect on the inescapable reality of burdens. There are many different kinds of burdens people carry. The burden of expectations is a tricky and very heavy one for many of us. The burden of family traditions. The burden of education. The burden of unfulfilled potential (my personal (least) […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: burden, burden is light, confusion, Jesus, Paul, preaching, yoke is easy

2017/04/09 By Barry Leave a Comment

Confused means you are paying attention

When I first encountered Palm/Passion Sunday I must say I didn’t like it. It seemed like a poor response by the church; ahistorical and too concerned about an antagonistic culture. I felt that if the church couldn’t muster whatever it took to have a Palm Sunday service on Sunday and then a Good Friday service […]

Filed Under: Lent, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: confusion, Palm, Palm Sunday, Palm/Passion Sunday, paradox, Passion, preaching

2016/09/04 By Barry Leave a Comment

How to deal with confusion

That’s a pretty substantial goal, telling anyone how to deal with confusion, so maybe I better lay out some of the parameters. I am not promising to help you deal with every area of confusion you might be facing in your life. What I am promising, or at least hoping, is to help you deal […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C Tagged With: confused, confusion, hermeneutics, interpret, interpretation, Luke, preaching

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