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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2023/09/10

It all comes back to love

Long ago the Beatles sang, “All you need is love.” Even longer ago, St. Paul said, “. . . for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8b NRSV). I don’t think Lennon and/or McCartney were trying to paraphrase the apostle but they came up with a pretty good phrase nonetheless. I […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / law, love, Matthew 18, Paul, preaching Leave a Comment

2023/05/14

Let’s think about love

Sometimes it’s a good thing to re-think what we think about significant things. This week’s texts led me to re-think what love might look like these days. We all know what love looks like at least in a lot of situations. I am especially interested in what it might mean to love people in our […]

Article by Barry / Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / conversation, internet, Jesus, love, Paul, preaching, respect Leave a Comment

2022/12/18

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

If it seems fitting to begin Advent with Hope, it seems equally fitting to finish Advent with Love. This is the Sunday of Love. One of the things I can forget about, if I’m not careful, is that while God acts in loving ways, we don’t have a God who is occasionally loving, we have […]

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