Worthy Worship

Although the church celebrated it on Sunday, today is actually Epiphany, the celebration of the three kings who came to give honor to Jesus. We frequently see the kings represented in crèche scenes, but their arrival was actually much later in his life, somewhere around two years old. With this celebration, the Christmas season officially comes to a close, and the celebration of God’s revelation […]

The Gift of Praise

This morning, I am preaching from Mary’s response to the angel’s news that she was to be the mother of the Promised One. Luke’s Gospel captures her words in the first chapter, “And Mary said, my soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant….” She goes on from there […]