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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2020/05/24 By Barry Leave a Comment

Does knowing the future matter?

We all think we want to know the future. We think if we knew the future we could avoid unpleasant experiences, prepare for things better, win lotteries, etc., etc., etc. But do we really want to know the future? Do we really want that much responsibility? For that matter, would knowing the future really help? […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: foretelling, future, holy spirit, Jesus, preaching, prophecy, spiritual gifts

2018/07/22 By Barry Leave a Comment

Change happened

Many of us don’t like change. I’m one of them. Change, in my mind mind, equates to chaos and general upset, neither of which I like. But whether or not we like change, we have changed. We have gotten older, our weight and hair quantity may have changed along the way, our opinions about all […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: Ephesians, future, past, Paul, preaching, present, remember, St. Paul

2016/11/06 By Barry Leave a Comment

Remembrance Sunday

 Remembrance Sunday isn’t the easiest of Sundays for me . . . and lots of other folks too of course. It isn’t that it triggers my combat related PTSD, I don’t have combat related PTSD, rather it triggers a wave of emotions. Emotions like regret and sadness but also gratitude and joy. I think it […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C Tagged With: future, Pentecost 25, remember, remembering, Remembrance Sunday

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