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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2018/08/05

Just turn around already

I am sure most of you reading this are fully aware that “repentance” is based on the notion of turning around. This Sunday we are looking at the life of King David again and at a particular point where he was given the opportunity to turn around. All of us are given various opportunities to […]

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2018/07/29

Let’s talk about another myth

This week we are talking about another myth; a very dangerous myth. The myth of “autonomy” has been a destructive idea for many, many people. The definition of autonomy we are using in these sermons is “the sense of not being accountable to anyone.” The text that got me thinking about this is our Old […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / adultery, autonomous, autonomy, Bathsheba, David, Joab, murder, preaching, Uriah Leave a Comment

2018/06/24

Not dry at all

I love history. The two sermons makes it pretty clear I love history. There was a time when I was planning on being a professional historian, assuming that’s a real job, but things went in a different direction. I am frustrated there are so many eras in human history I know nothing about. But that’s […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / 135, anniversary, David, David and Goliath, history, our history, Paul, personal history, preaching Leave a Comment

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