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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2023/09/24

But is it right?

I’ve talked about this sort of thing before. There are some stories in the Bible where I’m not sure where I fit nor what I think about the story. The story of Jonah, especially the second half, is one of these stories and the Parable of the Landowner is another one; the Lectionary gives us […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / fair, grace, Jonah, just, justice, parable, preaching Leave a Comment

2023/09/17

Not really weak

Some weeks, the moment I read the Lectionary texts I know exactly where we need to go on Sunday. Some weeks it is a bit more of a search. This week was one of the latter. It wasn’t that I had no idea where to go but rather, I had an idea that wouldn’t come […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Year A / forgive, forgiveness, preaching, weak, weakness Leave a Comment

2023/09/10

It all comes back to love

Long ago the Beatles sang, “All you need is love.” Even longer ago, St. Paul said, “. . . for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” (Romans 13:8b NRSV). I don’t think Lennon and/or McCartney were trying to paraphrase the apostle but they came up with a pretty good phrase nonetheless. I […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / law, love, Matthew 18, Paul, preaching Leave a Comment

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