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At the intersection of Sacred and Profane

2020/09/20

An annoying story

I know, I know . . . I even say it in the sermon, we really aren’t “allowed” to be annoyed or irritated by stories in the Bible. But c’mon, the story about the landowner with the vineyard and his HR practices can be really annoying. There is something in Jesus’ story in Matthew 20 […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year A / annoyance, fair, fairness, gifts, grace, irritation, justice, landowner, parable, preaching, vineyard, work Leave a Comment

2020/07/09

Stress Leave 4 – What a mixture

I was reflecting this morning (July 8) on how life is so often a mixture of good and bad, what we want and what we would never choose. July 8 is one of those days where this idea is very much at the forefront of my mind, perhaps especially this year. July 8, 1990 was the […]

Article by Barry / Other thoughts / grandkids, insurance companies, kids, leave, rest, stress, work Leave a Comment

2019/11/17

Two different sermons

In case you think this post’s title “Two different sermons” is some cutesy thing it isn’t. The Liturgical Sunday for today is the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost but St. Mark’s is having a “Hanging of the Greens” service next Sunday so . . . The Knox Presbyterian Sunday is Pentecost 23 and the St. Mark’s […]

Article by Barry / Pentecost, Preaching, Sunday, Year C / 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Luke, preaching, Reign of Christ, two sermons, work Leave a Comment

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