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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2019/09/01

Why ask why?

Asking questions seems to be fundamental to the human experience. I seem to recall my developmental psychology professor telling the class pre-schoolers can ask more than four hundred “Why” questions a day; a statistic I can easily believe. Being asked questions can be irritating but it can also be illuminating. When someone asks you why […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / asking questions, Asking why?, contentment, empathy, faithfulness, Hebrews, hospitality, preaching, questions, why Leave a Comment

2014/01/19

Language and theology

Okay, this post should probably be called “Language and theology . . . sort of” but I didn’t want to put that many periods into a title. As I mention in both of my sermons and as is completely and unavoidably obvious to anyone who knows me, I love language. I am limited to the […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / dependable, faithful, faithfulness, preaching, steadfast Leave a Comment

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