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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2019/07/05

Some thoughts

Fair warning, this post has no sermons but is rather some reflections on what it means to be human in the midst of all life provides. The context is the condition of my father-in-law, Jim Frost. To borrow from a post my brother-in-law, Steve Frost, made: Dad was admitted to Vancouver General Hospital on June […]

Article by Barry / Other thoughts / Dad, death, dying, father-in-law, Jim Frost Leave a Comment

2017/04/02

The last thing to talk about

Photo credit: Rueben J. Murray We don’t like talking about death. We don’t have to like talking about it. Unfortunately, there are some times where we simply cannot avoid it. This Sunday the Lectionary has us in the first part of John 11, the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. The other Lectionary […]

Article by Barry / Lent, Sunday, Year A / dead, death, dying, funeral, Jesus, Lazarus, preaching 1 Comment

2016/06/05

Why talk about dying?

 Let me begin by saying how good it is to be back! I had a wonderful time away, Portland, OR is a very lovely city and Heather is the very best person to explore anything with. So why would I preach about dying after a delightful trip? The usual answer works here too, because it […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / death, dying, love, preaching, resurrection Leave a Comment

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