Epiphany 3B | St. James, Bradley Beach, NJ Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 62:6-14; Mark 1:14-20 Some weeks ago I preached my first Advent sermon at St. James. You may have noticed in my sermons ever since I have been focusing on a symbol that runs throughout our Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany seasons: Light! From the light of the Advent wreath, to the light become flesh in Jesus, to the star of Epiphany. In the Gospel readings during Epiphany we first hear the story of the wisemen drawn to Jesus’ birth by a star, symbolic of the spreading of God’s light to … Continue reading Called to Challenge the System