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2021/10/10

Did you know you had a high priest?

What would anyone need with a high priest? In the Judeo-Christian tradition, there has been no need for a high priest since the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. Various Christian groups have hierarchies of one sort or another but I’m drawing a blank on one with a formal high priest. This Sunday the Hebrews […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / Hebrews, high priest, perfect, preaching, priest Leave a Comment

2016/07/10

Who is my neighbour?

 Today’s Gospel lesson includes one of the best known stories in the Bible; the story of the Good Samaritan. At its heart this story is one of inclusion. The story begins with someone, a lawyer, asking Jesus how to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks how the lawyer thinks it works. The lawyer says to love […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / exclusion, exclusivity, Good Samaritan, help, inclusion, inclusivity, lawyer, levite, preaching, priest, question, questions, Samaritan Leave a Comment

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