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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2021/09/12

Self-control might not be enough

Sometimes we think “if only I had enough self-control I wouldn’t say anything dumb or hurtful.” It is a really good thing to not want to be hurtful and it’s not a bad idea to try not to say dumb things but there’s only one problem; this seems to be beyond us. I don’t want […]

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2018/09/16

Not all proverbs are true

That’s a little provocative, as blog posts go when you tend to talk about the Bible. Which proverb am I talking about? The Old Testament reading for this Sunday is Proverbs 1:20-33, am I singling one of those out? As a matter of fact, I am not. Proverbs are found all over the place, not […]

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2015/09/13

Who? Me?

I think it is virtually impossible for any of us over a particular age to hear “Only you . . .” without filling in the rest with “. . . can prevent forest fires” complete with the visual image of a stern bear pointing directly at us. For some people that might have been their […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year B / fire, fires, holy spirit, language, talk, tongue, word, words Leave a Comment

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