• Home
  • About
  • Sermons

Words From the Middle

At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2017/09/02 By Barry Leave a Comment

Abraham and Sarah and my Mom

This post comes from the Wednesday just past. I was asked to take a chapel service at First Baptist Place. I have been there before and have always enjoyed it so of course I said I would. The usual leader, Norma Holtslander, has been working through the lives of Abraham and Sarah. This was intended […]

Filed Under: Preaching Tagged With: Abraham, Angeline, Angie, life well lived, Mom, Mother, preaching, Sarah, testimony

2017/07/23 By Barry Leave a Comment

God’s children

One of the most pervasive images in both Scripture and church history for the relationship between God and us is that of parent and child. There are many instances where God is described in parenting terms, most frequently as father but mother shows up as well. This Sunday the lectionary provides us one of those […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: child, children, father, God, Mother, Paul, preaching, Romans, Romans 8, St. Paul

Copyright © 2021 · Words From the Middle · Log in