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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2015/01/18 By Barry Leave a Comment

God calling . . . for reals

I know I should probably apologize for this post’s title but I just couldn’t resist it, and as I obviously did it on purpose, an apology would be at best disingenuous . . . so I won’t. But besides pulling the nose of language purists* everywhere what could be going on here? This week’s sermons […]

Filed Under: Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year B Tagged With: call, calling, gifts, God's call, God's calling, minister, ministry, preaching

2014/05/04 By Barry Leave a Comment

Why didn’t I recognize . . .

Almost all of us have had that moment where we were near a celebrity or someone famous (or infamous), perhaps an athlete, and were completely unaware of who they were. It is only later when someone tells us who the person was or we replay the interaction in our heads that we have that forehead-smacking […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: Cleopas, didn't recognize, Easter 3, Emmaus, Jesus, love, minister, preaching

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