Barry CaseyCourage and PresumptionAnd the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. — Luke 22:31, KJVMay 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Barry CaseyNo Offense”But observe what a poor service one renders Christianity by doing away with the possibility of offense and making it an amiable…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
Barry CaseyThis Costly CaringIs not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice . . . To let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? — Isaiah…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
Barry CaseyLiving into Truths“Christianity . . . is, in other words, a form of life that requires — in order to be truly grasped — the engagement of the imagination…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
Barry CaseyIn This Moment“I know this happiness is provisional: . . . but ineluctable this shimmering/of wind in the blue leaves.” — Denise LevertovApr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
Barry CaseyIf You Were Here Today”My brothers, think what sort of people you are, whom God has called. Few of you are men of wisdom, by any human standard; few are…Jun 4, 2019Jun 4, 2019
Barry CaseyOne Love”By his grace and help therefore let us in spirit stand and gaze, eternally marveling at the supreme, surpassing, singleminded…May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
Barry CaseyThe Patience of Hope“Hope and patience belong together. Only a church that is learning patience can proclaim hope effectively.” — Rowan Williams, Being…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Barry CaseyWhen Death Us Do Part”So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord — for we walk by faith…May 21, 2019May 21, 2019
Barry CaseyGlory Days“Paul is perhaps the greatest poet of personal religion . . . The first romantic poet in history.”May 21, 2019May 21, 2019