The Rev. Jonathan R Thomas January 31, 2016 (Epiphany 4C) 1 Cor. 13:1-13 & Lk 4:21-30 The Primacy of Love It’s hard to even hear this famous passage from 1 Corinthians 13 and not think of a wedding, or picture it beautifully cross-stitched in a silver frame. It’s the most common wedding reading…
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…