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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2022/03/13

Fear . . . we all have it

Everyone is afraid of something or some things. This does not make all of us cowards; bravery is going forward even though one is afraid. Anyone who literally has no fear is probably suffering from a genetic disorder called Urbach-Wiethe disease. Not having any fear is a recipe for disaster. That being said, very few […]

Article by Barry / Lent, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / fear, Lent, preaching, Psalm 27, Psalms Leave a Comment

2020/04/19

Faith and doubt, courage and fear

This Sunday we have another one of those things that is from the Bible but not everyone knows the origin, namely, “Doubting Thomas.” I have known several (many?) people use the phrase who were very surprised to find out it was from the Bible. That doesn’t make them bad people or anything, rather it highlights […]

Article by Barry / Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / certainty, Courage, doubt, Doubting Thomas, faith, fear, preaching, thomas Leave a Comment

2014/07/20

Daddy

This Sunday there is only one sermon attached because I only preached one, and what is more I preached it at a different church than usual. Don’t worry, I haven’t left Knox and St. Mark’s, I was invited back to First Presbyterian Church in Regina, what fun! First Presbyterian is the church that is most […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / abba, daddy, father, fear, love, slavery, slaves Leave a Comment

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