In this season of Epiphany I am concentrating on how God reveals himself to us and how we in turn show God to others. The church I grew up in was totally focused on the afterlife. You shared the love of Christ to keep people out of Hell. You did what you were told to […]
WYSIWYG
January 6th was the Feast of Epiphany and marked the first day of “Epiphanytide”, the period of the liturgical calendar between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The purpose of Epiphany and the season that follows is to celebrate and emphasize the revelation of God through Jesus Christ. I plan on talking a […]
Confirmation Bias
Happy New Year! Monday, January 6th begins the season of Epiphany, the time when we celebrate God’s self revelation to the world in the form of Jesus. I have a special sermon series planned on the topic. The question, however, is when we see Jesus do we see what is really there or do we […]
Giving it Away
Lately I have been contemplating how God communicates with us. This happens in a multitude of ways, but lately what I am interested in is that place where we truly feel the divine presence and what it takes to get into that stage. This has been reflected in the last few blog posts. The answer […]
Puzzle Pieces
In my wife’s family, there is a tradition of having a jigsaw puzzle going during the holidays—one of those huge ones—so that if someone wants to get out from the midst of things, they can sit and work on it. There are few things in ordinary life that feel as satisfying as everything fitting together […]
Familiarity and the Holy
There was a reason our ancestors of various cultures and peoples put so many holidays this time of year. Regardless of where you are in the Northern Hemisphere any observation of nature shows a change is coming, something is building and will soon reach its climax. It marks a time of transition, of change, and […]