It is not exactly the kind of post-baptism celebration to which we are accustomed – no brunch with proud family, friends and godparents, no champagne, no gifts, no oohing and aahing over the newly baptized. There is none of that for Jesus....
“I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church to an observance of a holy Lent.” This year, these words that I have said almost every Ash Wednesday for more than a quarter of a century sound different to me....
Today is the last Sunday of the season of Epiphany, those weeks between Christmas and the beginning of Lent. Epiphany ends every year with the reading we heard today, the story of the Transfiguration – the ultimate mountaintop experience where...
Today’s reading from the prophet Isaiah finds the people of Israel in deep despair, wondering if they’ve been abandoned by God. The land that God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the land that God led them to...
The Rev. Deborah SilverSt. Dunstan’sJanuary 31, 2021Epiphany 4 There is a car that someone drives around my neighborhood that is covered in bumper stickers. Many of these bumper stickers espouse a liberal cause. Here are some that I especially...
The Rev. Bill DenekeSt. Dunstan’sJanuary 24, 2021Epiphany 3 Both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Gospel tell stories of being called to get up and follow where God is leading. In Mark’s account several fishermen were called to follow Jesus who said I...
The Rev. Deborah SilverSt. Dunstan’sJanuary 17, 2021Epiphany 2 May we, like the prophet Samuel, say, “Speak for your servant is listening.” We stand this morning at a strange juncture in time. On one side, we look back ten days ago to the horrific spectacle that...
There is a common theme running throughout all three Scripture readings today. Did you notice it? The Holy Spirit appears in each of the lessons. In Genesis we hear that the Spirit, appearing as wind, was with God at the first moment of...
