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2018/12/23 By Barry 1 Comment

What does love look like?

Merry Christmas! I’ll get to this Sunday’s sermons in a moment or two but first there are a few words I need to say. I have been preaching in various Presbyterian churches for about 23 years. It hasn’t been a full time thing but if I figured it out correctly, I have been a preacher […]

Filed Under: Advent, Preaching, Sunday, Year C Tagged With: Advent 4, Elizabeth, Hebrews, John Ferrier, love, Luke, Mary, memoriam, preaching

2018/08/12 By Barry Leave a Comment

Beyond another list

We like to tell ourselves we don’t like rules but really, most of us do. We like rules because they make for a predictable world and who doesn’t want that? I don’t know anyone who is looking for anarchy on the roads for example. No one wants traffic lights to mean whatever anyone wants them […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: Ephesians, freedom, love, Paul, preaching, regulations, rules, St. Paul

2018/04/01 By Barry Leave a Comment

He is risen!

The butterfly might not be most obvious symbol for today. I don’t know where you are but we had windchill values of -30 C this morning so there wasn’t much spring laying around. But, the butterfly is my favourite resurrection symbol. There is something amazing in how a butterfly begins as a caterpillar, seems to […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: butterfly, Easter Sunday, love, preaching, Resurrection of the Lord

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