“The thought of my affliction and homelessnessis wormwood and gall!My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me.But this I call to mind,and therefore I have hope:The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,his mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning:great is your faithfulness.“The Lord is my portion,” says my […]

“Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, and all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: love your neighbor as yourself.  All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.” –Matthew 22:37-40 (CSB) Dear Friends, Who are our neighbors? Those who live near us? […]

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. – Isaiah 40:8 (ESV) Dear Friends, The signs of Autumn are all around with the air becoming a little cooler, schools back session and the leaves turning colors and falling to the ground; But this year things are not the same […]

Dear Friends, “There is one Body and One Spirit…” How can that possibly be? In the time of COVID-19? With social distancing and masks and at-risk groups and no church services? Let me tell you what I have seen in this most extraordinary time that demonstrates Epiphany’s ability to come together, through our faith and […]

 … I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel… – Phillipians 1:27 Dear Friends, Some people will say that “one” is the loneliest number. I disagree! When I hear “one,” I think of many things, and none of them make me feel lonely: one God, one […]

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger and of great kindness. – Psalm 103:8 Dear Friends, The end of the Labor Day weekend always brings me feelings of seasonal change, even though the summer doesn’t officially end for a couple more weeks. The pools have closed and children are back to […]

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” -Matthew 18:20 Dear Friends, Often while attending meetings where we discuss the important work Epiphany is doing to spread the good news of God’s kingdom, the question comes up – Where do we see Jesus in our daily lives? Answers […]

21From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! […]

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. -Romans 12:3 Dear Friends, Sober judgment. I feel in this day, in this age, […]

Dear Friends, Jesus teaches equal treatment in Mathew 15:21-28, the gospel for this coming Sunday. The following is from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible: And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O […]