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Sermons On The Second Readings
The celebrated theologian and novelist Frederick Buechner once remarked that preaching is like doing algebra. An intriguing comparison, to be sure. But to use his example, consider the equation x + y = z. If you know the value of one of these letters, then you know at least something. If you know the value of two, you can probably figure the rest of it out and solve the whole thing. If you aren't sure of the value of any, then you are pretty much stuck.