This is the first time since I started writing these “Monday Meditations” that the Gospel text is something I’ve previously published on — like not on my own website, but in an actual book. John 2:1-11 Back in 2015 I had the privilege of writing the “Theological Perspective” essay on John 2:1-12 for Feasting on […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Baptism of the Lord, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
In the West, the first Sunday after Epiphany celebrates “The Baptism of the Lord.” In Year C the text is Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. This is the event which Eastern Orthodoxy celebrated on Epiphany itself, or as they often call it, the Theophany. By way of definitions: “Epiphany” means “appearance” or “manifestation.” In the West we […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Years ABC, Epiphany of the Lord, Matthew 2:1-12
Epiphany? January 6 is “Epiphany” wherever you may be, but the celebration has a different emphasis in the West than the East. The word itself means “appearance” or “manifestation.” In the Western Church year it is about the appearance, or manifestation of Christ to the non-Jewish nations of the world. That’s you and me, Bub. […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 1st Sunday after Christmas, Luke 2:41-52
My oh my, do little kids change fast. This Sunday Jesus is twelve years old. It seems like only a week ago he was a babe in Mary’s arms. Wait a minute. That really was just a week ago. The lectionary has jumped ahead a bit. There are a couple other passages concerning Christ’s infancy […]
Finding the Real Meaning of Christmas: The Apolytikion of the Forefeast of the Nativity
If you are part of a Western church that tries to live into the Church year, Protestant or Catholic, you know that in Advent there is a battle afoot. Our churches tell us to focus on Advent. Advent is the ramp-up to Christmas. This season is about waiting for Christ to come — remembering Christmas […]
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