Third Sunday of Epiphany Sunday, January 26 2020 Isaiah 9:1-4 I Corinthians l:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 There was a time – and not so long ago – when most people who described themselves as Christians also identified themselves as belonging to a particular denomination. They were first and foremost Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, Congregationalists etc, and…
Second Sunday of Epiphany January 19, 2020 Isaiah 49:1-7 I Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 It is strangely comforting to know that we are not the first generation to find the apostle Paul difficult. Many people today accuse him of being dogmatic, authoritarian, sexist, racist (in his letter to Titus he calls all Cretans imbeciles) and…
Epiphany I January 12, 2020 Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 After all the excitement and color of the Christmas season, the season of Epiphany (which lasts from January 6 until the first day of Lent) can seem a bit dull in comparison. In Greek, Epiphany means ‘to shine upon’, and it refers to Jesus’…
Epiphany Sunday January 5, 2020 Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 There is something that has always troubled me about these so-called “Wise Men” or Magi. If they were so wise, why did they go to Jerusalem first instead of Bethlehem? In their defense it may be said that Bethlehem is only nine miles away…