John 2:1-11 A few months back I stopped to call on a member of our congregation. It was intended to be just a short visit as I was dropping in on my way home for supper (and before an evening meeting), He was getting ready to leave early the next morning for surgery at a …
Month: January 2016
Baptism as Initiation: The Start of Something New
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 It occurs to me now that the story of the Baptism of Jesus is one that appears every year at this time in each one of our lectionary cycles. Oh, we have the same experience at other times as well. Christmas, of course. And Easter. And Pentecost, too. And this. Oh the …