The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas January 17, 2016 (Epiphany 2C) Isaiah 62:1-5 and John 2:1-11 Jesus Is at Your Party When Jenny and I moved out here, we planned to come a week early, before we were scheduled to start work. It wasn’t to have time to settle in, though that was a nice…
Today’s Gospel story is one that is well known in folklore, and one that marks great celebrations in many cultures. Growing up outside a liturgical tradition, I still knew that January 6 was the official date of the Feast of the Epiphany, when we celebrated the arrival of the kings to worship Jesus. I knew…
The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas Jan. 3, 2016 (Christmas 2C) Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 Dreams of Home In the Christmas season we celebrate what theologians like to call the mystery of the incarnation, the great miracle that God became human flesh and made his home among us. And you don’t get much more mysterious and…