[RCL]: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11; Psalm 32 “If, because of the one man’s trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.” What image does your mind…

[RCL]: Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2 or Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Over the course of the liturgical year, we make our way through the Gospel, hearing the accounts of Jesus’ ministry from birth, to life, to death, to life eternal. On the first Sunday of the season after Epiphany, we encounter Jesus at…

[RCL]: Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2 or Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Over the course of the liturgical year, we make our way through the Gospel, hearing the accounts of Jesus’ ministry from birth, to life, to death, to life eternal. On the first Sunday of the season after Epiphany, we encounter Jesus at…

Exodus 24:12-18 Moses is called by God to ascend Mount Sinai again, after Moses receives the Ten Commandments and the elders of Israel worship and hold a feast on the mountain. God beckons Moses to come and receive the law on tablets of stone, signifying the permanence of that law. The text has Moses continually…

Hace algunos domingos, veíamos cómo unos sabios de oriente fueron a visitar a Jesús recién nacido, para ofrecerle oro, incienso y mirra.  Con esta celebración, dimos apertura al “Tiempo de Epifanía”, que tiene como meta llevarnos de forma pedagógica, domingo a domingo, al conocimiento de la persona de Jesús.  Se nos ha revelado, en este…

“Ahora entiendo que de veras Dios no hace diferencia entre una persona y otra, sino que en cualquier nación acepta a los que lo reverencian y hacen lo bueno”. En los Hechos de los Apóstoles, Pedro, todavía impactado y conmovido por los acontecimientos de la pasión, muerte y resurrección de Cristo y por el evento…

[RCL]: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 In the 1950s, a young Harvard professor, Dr. Ed Wilson, discovered something fascinating about ants. When an ant dies, after a couple of days, the other ants take it to the colony’s refuse pile where other dead ants and junk gets discarded. Ed Wilson discovered –…

Isaiah 7: 10-16 I grew up in a family that didn’t believe in making multiple trips when transporting things. We learned young that you could weave six or seven grocery bags like bangles on your wrists; yes, you waddled and struggled to fit through the doorway, but there was also a sense of pride that,…

Isaiah 7: 10-16 I grew up in a family that didn’t believe in making multiple trips when transporting things. We learned young that you could weave six or seven grocery bags like bangles on your wrists; yes, you waddled and struggled to fit through the doorway, but there was also a sense of pride that,…

Isaías 7: 10-16 Crecí en una familia que no creía en hacer múltiples viajes cuando transportaba cosas. Aprendimos de jóvenes que se podían entrelazar seis o siete bolsas de supermercado como brazaletes en las muñecas; sí, te tambaleabas y luchabas para pasar por la puerta, pero también había una sensación de orgullo de que, como…