It feels a bit odd to write an Epiphany article in the week before Christmas Eve (shrug), but there are deadlines. But even in the final days prior to Christmas, it’s important to explain why “Jesus born in Bethlehem” is a means to fulfill scripture. Bethlehem literally means “house of bread,” and it is...
https://www.facebook.com/hcealc/videos/401206705668293 Our guest presider was the Rev. Valerie Ambrose, and we do not have a printed version of her sermon. You can find her sermon (indeed the entire service) at the above link, and the sermon begins at about 21:50.
Year B Isaiah 62:6-12 Psalm 97 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:8-20 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… It’s not yet midnight… it’s not yet December 25th… but we can still say… can still legitimately say… Merry Christmas… that’s because based on the Jewish calendar… Christmas actually began at 5:13 this afternoon… you see… according...
Year B (Advent 7 – A 7-Week Advent) 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… It may take only a little bit of preparation to do most things… but when it comes to some other things… it may take a lot of preparation… ...
Year B (Advent 6 / A 7-Week Advent) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Canticle 15 (The Magnificat – Luke 1:46-55) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8,19-28 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Advent is a penitential season… like Lent… but not as severe… and historically… the primary color for both was purple… the color of penitence...