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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2023/03/05

“Why” isn’t always a question

Sometimes the word “why” isn’t so much a question as a reason. You will sometimes hear people being asked, not “Why are you doing this?” but rather, “What’s your why?” which is a different question. You hear the question in various circles – recovery, Mom Hugs, etc – meaning, “What’s the reason you are in […]

Article by Barry / Lent, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / Lent, Lent 2, preaching, why 1 Comment

2021/02/28

Is it a paradox?

So what is a paradox anyway? Well, this is one of the reasons God helped us invent dictionaries. I’m grateful to all those people who then put the dictionaries online. par·a·dox  (păr′ə-dŏks′)n. 1. A statement that seems to contradict itself but may nonetheless be true: the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking. 2. […]

Article by Barry / Lent, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / Lent 2, paradox, preaching 1 Comment

2019/03/17

I suppose St. Patrick could be an example

Today is St. Patrick’s Day and it will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me or reads this blog to be told I did not preach about St. Patrick at all and, in fact, did not mention him or the day at all. I don’t have anything against St. Patrick nor his “day” […]

Article by Barry / Lent, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / behaviour, behaviours, example, imitate, learn, Lent, Lent 2, Not St. Patrick's Day, preaching 1 Comment

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