Sunday Reflection – January 11, 2026
John baptizes Jesus Matthew 3 13 Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. 14 But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?” 15 Jesus answered, “For now this is how it should be, because we must do all God wants us to…
Kids Korner: The Baptism of Jesus (January 11th)
Read Matthew 3:13-17 with your family. Every time we talk about Jesus we talk about how important he was, how he taught us so many thing, and how he asked us to be good to other people. We always think of Jesus being in charge. But in this story, we see jesus as he probably…
The childhood of our Christian Year
We have just come through Advent and Christmas, the business, the excitement, the work… and if you are Responsible for making the season happen, you know it is a lot of work. and now we have arrived in Epiphany. Epiphany in the church is first a day of recognizing the arrival of the Magi bringing…
Sunday Reflection – Epiphany, January 4, 2026
The visit of the magi Matthew 2 When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and said, “Where is the child born to be king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship…
Kids Korner: The arrival of the Magi – Epiphany Sunday (January 4th)
Read Matthew 2:1-12 with your family. Did you know there is absolutely nothing in the Bible about the names of the Magi, or how many of them arrived in Bethlehem, or even if they were only men? Nothing. The story of the Arrival of the Magi (short for “magician” in Latin, because they knew about…
Welcome to 2026
You may notice things look a little different around here. This website has been redesigned to create more space — space for questions, for reflection, for learning, and for prayer. Over the coming months, I’ll be adding new writing, resources, and studies drawn from years of teaching, preaching, and living with Scripture. Some of these…
Happy Holidays 2025
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of half the audio for our holiday episode. We are endeavoring to repair the damage, but it won’t be today. While you’re here, why not listen to some cool holiday tunes? UPDATE: Well, I managed to save the first part of the episode. Sadly,…
Kids Korner: Listen for the message (December 7th)
Read Matthew 3:1-12 with your family. On the second and third Sundays of Advent we spend time with John the Baptist. In the Gospel of Luke, we are told Jesus and John are cousins, but there is no story telling us that in the Gospel of Matthew. If we go by what Matthew says, they…
Sunday Reflection – Advent I, November 30, 2025
Be ready Matthew 24 36 No one knows the day or hour. The angels in heaven don’t know, and the Son himself doesn’t know. Only the Father knows. 37 When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived. 38 People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day the flood came…
Kids Korner: Get ready, God is coming (November 30th)
Read Matthew 24:36-44 with your family. Today is the first Sunday in Advent. For Christians, this is the first day of our new year. Every Christian year begins with the first Sunday in Advent, and this year we will be growing our faith by through the Gospel of Matthew. In our story for today we…
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