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2020/04/26 By Barry Leave a Comment

Which “blind” are we talking about?

Who wants to talk about blindness? Not very many people and I can’t say that I blame anyone particularly. As someone who has worn glasses all my consci0us life blindness is a touch too close to my lived experience for me to be really happy talking about it. But, sometimes it comes up and talking […]

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2017/04/30 By Barry Leave a Comment

Not willfully blind, just blind

We are all pretty certain that we see what is in front of us. It is a certainty that stands us in good stead almost all the time. However, there is always a “however” when you are talking about sermons, there are times when we don’t see what is plainly in front of us. The […]

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2014/05/04 By Barry Leave a Comment

Why didn’t I recognize . . .

Almost all of us have had that moment where we were near a celebrity or someone famous (or infamous), perhaps an athlete, and were completely unaware of who they were. It is only later when someone tells us who the person was or we replay the interaction in our heads that we have that forehead-smacking […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: Cleopas, didn't recognize, Easter 3, Emmaus, Jesus, love, minister, preaching

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