March 2, 2025 – The Last Sunday of Epiphany
Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Light is a powerful symbol of God’s presence in scripture. For God’s people, light is as powerful and necessary as water. It drenches us in God’s promise of hope and liberates us from the darkness that threatens us. C. S. Lewis said, […]
February 23, 2025 – The 7th Sunday of Epiphany
Genesis 45:3-11,15; Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. While we often speak in glowing terms of the “Golden Rule” and use it as a teaching tool for children, we discover this morning that it is part of a […]
February 16, 2025 – The 6th Sunday of Epiphany
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; I Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer As a child, I would play the game Red Rover. Maybe you remember this game—the class would divide into two lines and hold hands, then one side would say, “Red Rover, Red Rover send whoever, right over. The team that did the […]
February 9, 2025 – The 5th Sunday of Epiphany
Isaiah 6:1-8(9-13); Psalm 138; I Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-1 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer King Uzziah was one of the kings of the Southern Kingdom of Judah. For those less familiar with the history of Israel, here is a brief overview: After Moses lead the people out of Egypt, Joshua helped them conquer the Promised Land. […]
February 2, 2025 – The 4th Sunday of Epiphany
Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 84; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. What a blessed day today is! I always look forward to Scout Sunday and the opportunity to celebrate these young people who have committed themselves to an organization that seeks to grow them […]
January 26, 2025 – The 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19 I Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer About two years after Jesus’ crucifixion, Paul, at the time named Saul, was on the road to Damascus. He had just overseen the stoning of the apostle and first Christian martyr, Stephen, and was heading to Damascus to rout any […]
January 19, 2025 – The 2nd Sunday of Epiphany
Isahiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; I Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Jesus and his disciples walk into a restaurant and sit around a table. The waitress asks them what they would like to drink, and the disciples start to chuckle. They look at Jesus and he orders a round of water. Brene Brown says […]
January 5, 2025 – The Second Sunday after Christmas
Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 84; Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a; Luke 2:41-52 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Today is the twelfth day of Christmas, the last day of the Christmas season, often associated with the three wise men who have followed a star from its rising to seek the Messiah. These wise men from the Far East speak of a prophesy […]
December 22, 2024 – The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Micah 5:2-5a; Canticle 15; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Its been a difficult year—for the world at large, for the church, even for many of us, personally. But strife and suffering are not necessarily bad things. Don’t get me wrong, challenging times are not fun but they can play a clarifying […]
December 15, 2024 – The Third Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3:14-20; Canticle 9; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the one Holy and Undivided Trinity, Amen. As we continue our move through this season of Advent, this season of preparation, we now find ourselves a little more than halfway through our journey. You may have noticed that this […]