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2023/02/12

This is harder

Today is Heritage Sunday. This is not a church year Sunday but something the Presbyterian Church in Canada does. It is a Sunday to spend at least a moment or two looking at where we came from so we have a better idea of why we are where we are. The two sermons are looking […]

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2022/03/20

Those are not my ancestors . . . or are they?

It seems there is a hunger these days to find out about our ancestors. For fees starting at around a hundred dollars, you can have companies analyze your DNA and tell you how much of various ethnicities you may have. I understand the interest, I have a similar interest coming from my ongoing fascination with […]

Article by Barry / Lent, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / ancestors, example, heritage, Lent, preaching, spiritual heritage 1 Comment

2020/02/16

More than law

 Today was Heritage Sunday in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. I don’t always “do” anything with Sundays outside of the Liturgical year but this one had an interesting tie-in with the Gospel lesson for today. I don’t know if anyone else sees it, but I saw a connection between the Law that Jesus addresses in […]

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