Epiphany 1B – Genesis 1:1-5; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11   John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness.   When we hear these words, nothing may strike us as odd or unexpected.  But have you ever had one of those moments when you hear something in a familiar passage of Scripture, but it seems like you are really hearing it for the first time.  Either you just had never noticed the way something was phrased, or a concept suddenly leaps out at you from the pages of Scripture.  Sometimes we refer to this as an “aha moment” or in more nuanced … Continue reading Through the Same Waters