This morning, we celebrate Epiphany. Into our ears, Matthew paints a palette, vibrant in hue, an intricate tapestry woven together in a sacred narrative. Within a rich text, he shows us a derelict landscape fragmented by dark indiscretions yet still dappled with divinity’s life-giving light. Let’s begin with the fragile realm inside our Gospel reading. […]
Matthew 2:1-12: Where is the One Born King of the Jews?
January 8, 2017 by
About 1,000 years before the birth of Christ, the Queen of Sheba journeys to visit the King of the Jews. She travels from what today is Ethiopia. The Queen arrives with camels and many servants bearing gifts of gold, spices, and jewels. She is curious and wants to confirm what others tell her about the […]
Matthew 2:1-12: The Magi Needed the Gospel Word
January 13, 2014 by
The star didn’t live up to its expectation. Oh, the star did alert the wise men, the Magi, that a new Jewish king was born. But it only led them, at first, to Jerusalem. And so that’s where they went: to Jerusalem. They went there to give their gifts to the new king, to honor […]
Epiphany
January 9, 2011 by
Intro Epiphany is God showing us His Son, Jesus–not just for the Jews–but as the Savior of the whole world. And so Epiphany becomes the Gentiles’ Christmas. Epiphany is God further revealing, unfolding, and unwrapping His earlier Christmas gift for all people. In God’s Christmas gift of His Son to us, we have received […]
