Third Sunday after Epiphany 25 January 2015 (Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1: 14-20) “One Beggar Asking Another for Bread!” I must admit that earlier this week when I took a closer look at today’s scripture texts, there was a pause as I read today’s Gospel text from Mark of Jesus … More “One Beggar Asking Another for bread!”

Second Sunday after Epiphany                             18 January 2015 (1 Samuel 3:1-10   Psalm 139   1 Corinthians 6:12-20   John 1:43-51) “Come and See!” A little girl and her grandmother are sitting in the first pew in church.  The pastor gets up to begin her sermon, … More “Come and See!”

Text: Mark 1: 4-11 Baptism of our Lord (B) “We belong to each other!” In one of her many famous quotes Mother Theresa said: “Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Peace and war begin at home. If we truly want peace in the … More We belong to each other because we first belong to God…. a sermon for Baptism of our Lord

Text : Matthew 2: 1-12 Epiphany B Three wise women. Thin Mints. Gold, Frankincense, and myrrh. A dear friend who helped us stock our freezer before each of our children were born sent me a cartoon earlier this week. It said that the three wiser women showed up after the wise men had left…. They brought … More God turned on the porch light… a sermon for Epiphany