Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Reading about John the Baptist and Andrew the Apostle this week certainly sets a tone. It's hard to read this week's gospel and not think about how easy it seems to be for them. Here's the Messiah? OK! And yet many of us shrink at the opportunities we have to …
Epiphany
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! Centuries before we celebrated Christmas, the earliest Christians developed a different feast in midwinter. The feast we know as the Epiphany was one of the earliest feasts. And along with Easter and Pentecost, formed a trio of essential worship for the …
Sharing
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! This time of year, I really appreciate Saint Stephen. He's a top shelf saint. Even though he doesn't get a ton of space in Scripture, only a few chapters in the Acts of the Apostles, Stephen plays big, getting a chapter-length sermon whne others have …