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2020/06/07 By Barry Leave a Comment

Trinity Sunday in light of BLM & MMIWG2S & too many more

I thought of titling this post, “Trinity Sunday in light of systemic oppression” but it seemed too academic and distant from what is going on all over the world these days. The pain and suffering of our BIPOC* neighbours and friends is unavoidable in these days of protest. It is simply not possible to miss […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: bigotry, gender diversity, hate, homophobia, oppression, preaching, racism, systemic oppression, the Trinity, Trinity

2017/06/11 By Barry Leave a Comment

One hundred years!

This Sunday the two congregations I serve got together for a joint service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Knox Presbyterian! That’s right, a century of faithful witness in the town of Briercrest. I am very proud to be associated with this church and to have contributed my small bit to it. It is an […]

Filed Under: Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A Tagged With: 100, 100 years, celebration, centenary, centennial, preaching, relationality, relationship, the Trinity, Trinity

2017/05/14 By Barry Leave a Comment

Yes, you can ask for directions

One of the more pervasive tropes in comedy is the man who will not ask directions. Like all tropes, to say nothing of cliches, it has kernel of truth. There are all sorts of men who feel their essential masculinity is called into question if they ask directions, I have never understood how getting and […]

Filed Under: Easter, Preaching, Year A Tagged With: directions, Jesus, Philip, preaching, questions, sermon, the Trinity, thomas, Trinity

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