It’s not the usual way that Epiphany itself falls on a Sunday so that the Baptism of Jesus gets to have its own liturgical day. Usually the two—at least in the old episcopal calendar—are jumbled together. And, let’s be honest, it is hard to pass over the sparkle of the magi coming with expensive presents to really concentrate on Jesus demanding that John let him descend into a muddy river in order to “fulfill all righteousness.” What does that even… Read more

Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, that auspicious moment when you begin eating those gorgeous cakes with the little plastic babies hidden inside them, and go on diligently until the beginning of lent. And not just cake—there are the kings, of course, and the bright star, and the house blessings. But what I want to ponder this morning is the business of God revealing himself, in Christ, to the whole world. As a way in, here is a petulant… Read more