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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2022/02/06

Be careful when you try to explain things

We like explanations, or perhaps more correctly, we don’t like unexplained things. There is nothing wrong with this, of course, it is part of what makes us human. But what do we do when there is no explanation? This happens quite frequently when we read Scripture. There are many, many things we can’t explain especially […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / Christ, miracles, preaching, visions Leave a Comment

2022/01/16

Miracles and/or gifts?

So what would you rather have a gift or the ability to perform miracles? It is a peculiar question to be sure but there is a reason to ask it. The New Testament readings in the Lectionary this week are the very well-known story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding—a miracle—and Paul […]

Article by Barry / Epiphany, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / gifts, Jesus, Mary, miracles, Paul, preaching, spiritual gifts, wedding, wine Leave a Comment

2016/04/17

The gifts of Acts – part two

 We are continuing our look at the book of Acts from the perspective of “gifts,” i.e. gifts to the church of today from the history of the earliest church. This Sunday we are looking at the gift of “the miraculous.” It might seem strange that any religion that purports to serve a transcendent, omniscient, omnipotent, […]

Article by Barry / Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / Acts, miracles, Peter, preaching, Tabitha, the miraculous Leave a Comment

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