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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2018/10/14

Answering the question

We are all human beings which most of the time is pretty wonderful. There are some aspects of our humanity that can get us into trouble if we don’t pay attention to them. One of these things is our desire for answers. Human beings hate uncertainty. Very few of us are happy with things being […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / answers, Hebrews, Job, nuance, preaching, questions 1 Comment

2017/10/29

Still more questions

This section of Matthew is filled with questions. As I think I mentioned last week, these are a particular kind of question, the “gotcha” kind. In Matthew 22.15-46 Jesus deals with: a combined question about taxes from the Pharisees and Herodians, a question about marriage from the Sadducees and a question about the Law from […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / commandments, Jesus, law, Matthew, mission statement, pharisees, preaching, purpose statement, questions Leave a Comment

2017/05/28

Questions are okay

I should probably get it out that I have an aversion to trying to figure out what exactly biblical prophecy means. There, I have finally said it. I don’t know if it comes from my upbringing, listening to too many “teachings” about end times,  or my education but I just can do it. I don’t […]

Article by Barry / Easter, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / ascension, end times, Pentecost, preaching, prophecy, questioning, questions Leave a Comment

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