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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2022/07/03

Sometimes it is easy . . . or is it?

Most of us have things we say often. My kids have heard me say some variation of “Nothing of value comes without work” or “Nothing that matters is easy” probably more times than they want. The idea isn’t a bad one, it is true, most things we want take some work to get. No one […]

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2019/07/07

Is it hard or easy or something else

This Sunday’s texts include the story of Naaman, the leprous general who wants to be healed. Naaman and his stories is one of the easiest to have fun with in the whole Old Testament (if you want to hear a bit of what can be done, listen to the St. Mark’s sermon where I give […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / forgive, forgiveness, hard or easy, kind, kindness, leper, leprous, love, Naaman, preaching Leave a Comment

2016/07/03

What is the opposite of faith?

 There is something essentially human about taking the easy way. It is such a part of being human that we have turned it into a vice. What once was a path to efficiency and minimizing effort has become something to be avoided. There are very few of us who haven’t heard some variation on “don’t […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / Aram, doubt, doubts, easy, faith, leper, leprosy, Naaman, preaching Leave a Comment

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