John the Baptizer, John the Pointer

A sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year AJohn 1:29-42 Epiphany is the season of light.  Now, somewhere out there one of you is thinking, “Wait, didn’t he say Advent was the season of light.  And didn’t he say something similar about Christmas?” You are right to accuse me of some measure of redundancy and repetition, because, at least in my imagination, all three seasons emphasize light.  In Advent, the light is growing.  Along with our growing sense of anticipation and expectation, we light candles in the darkness, one more each week.  At Christmas we celebrate the light … Continue reading John the Baptizer, John the Pointer