Cool is not Cool, Wisdom is not Wise, Power is not Powerful

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Micah 6:1-8 I Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12 Sometimes it’s the fool who saves the world. For almost 60 years, Doctor Who has captivated a worldwide audience with his world-saving and sometimes universe-saving adventures. The hero of this long-running series, simply known as The Doctor, does not exactly fit common heroic expectations. …

Worth the Cost

Third Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 9:1-4 I Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Can you imagine hearing the call of Jesus and just leaving everything- I mean everything- behind? In our Gospel reading, Jesus starts his ministry up in Capernaum in Galilee and he begins with a call to repentance and calling disciples to come and follow …

Repentance with Us

Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Why did Jesus have to be baptized? It’s odd when you think about it… John the Baptist certainly seems to think so. Jesus goes to John to be baptized and John immediately begins to object, “No way! I couldn’t possibly! If anything, it should be …

Epiphany Changes Everything

Epiphany of Our Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphanies change our path forward. Sometimes God sends an epiphany and disrupts our lives and changes everything we thought about ourselves, our relationships, our work, our faith, and our world. This Epiphany disruption may inspire great fear like it did with King Herod and the …