Christ the Exorcist

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Deuteronomy 18:15-20 I Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 CW: Domestic Abuse I was sitting in my office at my previous call when the phone rang. “Hello, Pastor? This is Amy. I know that I’ve only been coming to church for a couple of months, but I have a favor to ask.” “Sure …

A Disciple’s Approval Rating

I Samuel 3:1-20 I Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 You know the old horror story. Someone gets a phone call and hears heavy breathing on the other end of the line. They hang up. The phone rings again and there is the heavy breathing again. The person calls the authorities who eventually call back and tell …

Promise and Call for this Baptismal Moment

Baptism of Our Lord Genesis 1:1-5 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 God cannot and will not be boxed in, compartmentalized, bound, or limited in any shape or form. In our baptism into Christ, we proclaim that God has come into our lives and our world- and there is no part of our world that is “off-limits” …

Changed Magi

Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Hello! Allow me to introduce myself. I am Balthazar. One of the Magi you have talked about so much today. I want to tell you a little bit about my journey to find the Messiah king and how I left changed. A star rose. That’s …