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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2017/09/24

It is grace, no matter what you might want

One of the hallmarks of Jesus’ parables is they potential they hold to shock us into thinking of things in a new way. Some of his parables do this better than others and the parable we looked at today is one of the best. There is something about this parable that is virtually guaranteed to […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / fair, fairness, grace, injustice, Jesus, justice, landowner, Matthew, parable, preaching, vineyard 1 Comment

2014/04/13

Between two extremes

This is the beginning of Holy Week. In other times and other places this Sunday would be Palm Sunday, pure and simple. In this time and this place (and many others) this is Palm / Passion Sunday. Our schedules of work and other responsibilities have made a traditional Good Friday service virtually impossible for most […]

Article by Barry / Lent, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / injustice, justice, Palm Sunday, Palm/Passion Sunday, Passion, preaching, recognition, reward Leave a Comment

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