First Sunday in LentFebruary 22, 2026Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 I think we can all remember a conversation we have witnessed or participated in—perhaps it may even be a conversation we have had with ourselves. The season of Lent that we have just entered invites us to pay special attention to these conversations.…
Last Sunday of Epiphany The TransfigurationFebruary 15, 2026Exodus 24:12-18 II Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 If we were to read the story of the Transfiguration for the first time without knowing anything else about Jesus’ teaching, his healing ministry or his death and resurrection, we would probably find it rather strange or exotic. Perhaps we would…
Epiphany VFebruary 8, 2026Isaiah 58:1-12 I Corinthians 1:1-16 Matthew 5:13-20 There is something about Jesus that satisfies. You may have experienced it – we may have experienced it – when accepting the invitation to gather around the Lord’s table. Come… “O taste and see that the Lord is good” (Ps 34:8). At every Christian worship…
CandlemasFebruary 1, 2026Malachi 3:1-4 Hebrews 2:1,4-18 Luke 2:22-40 Major feasts of the Church calendar have a more ancient history than we often realize. They are rooted in pre-Christian holy days that were governed by the sun’s seasonal movement through the sky. The solar year was ritually marked by eight key moments: the two…