Welcoming Archbishop Abraham – Epiphany News May 1 – 10
During my first year of seminary at Trinity in Pennsylvania, I got to know several Sudanese students. They were “Lost Boys,” survivors of brutal attacks on their villages in Sudan that killed or scattered their parents, families and neighbors. After the attacks, they walked alone for hundreds of miles from Sudan to Kenya and other […]
“Be Subject…to Every Human Institution” – Epiphany News April 24 – May 3
This coming Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday. Our Biblical passages focus on Jesus’ description of himself as the “Good Shepherd.” Our Psalm is Psalm 23, which begins “The Lord is my Shepherd.” It’s also the Sunday we hear one of the most controversial (if we thought about it) teachings of the New Testament from 1st […]
Resurrection Stories – Epiphany News April 17 – 26
They come one right after another in the weeks after Easter. On Easter Sunday we are with Mary Magdalene at the tomb. The next Sunday, we were in the upper room with Thomas and the other apostles. This Sunday, we are on the road to Emmaus with Cleopas. In every case, the people meeting Jesus […]
Thank You for Holy Week and Easter! – Epiphany News April 10 – 19
People sometimes ask me what Holy Week and Easter (or Christmas) is like for clergy. I tell them it’s like the playoffs for a sports team. It is busy, crazy, and stressful. But it is also exciting, fulfilling, and even fun. Also, like the playoffs, Holy Week and Easter are a team effort. None of […]
“This is the Night” – Easter Vigil – Epiphany News April 3 – 12
Do you know you can experience the turn from the sadness of Jesus’ crucifixion to the joy of his Resurrection—firsthand, in real time? We do that at Epiphany this Saturday at 7:30pm, just as the sun is going down. This service, the Great Vigil of Easter, has been kept by Christians in one form or […]
Holy Week and Easter at Epiphany 2026 – Epiphany News March 27 – April 5
Walk the way of the cross and celebrate the resurrection at Church of the Epiphany, March 29 – April 5. Palm Sunday: Palm Sunday services will be at 8:00am and 10:30am. Children will participate in the Palm Sunday procession with the congregation and then attend Sunday School. There is no Sunday School for third through […]
Rome and the Reformation Next Spring – Epiphany News March 20 – 29
Sometimes church fundraising efforts have unintended consequences. Pope Leo X’s plan to finance the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica by selling indulgences in Central Germany so enraged an obscure Augustinian monk named Martin Luther that he nailed 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg — and started the Protestant Reformation. Next spring, Epiphany will […]
Death and Resurrection – Epiphany News March 13 – 22
We are just two weeks out from our Spring retreat at Epiphany. This year, we are welcoming back Drs. Joel and Karen Scandrett who will be leading us in a conversation about what it means to die well. I asked the Scandretts to write a brief description of what their retreat will be about. This […]
In Time of War – Epiphany News March 6 – 15
I have felt a bit of déjà vu the last few days. The war in Iran brings back memories for me of the early 2000s. It is difficult to see the grainy video from weapons systems and pictures of smoke columns rising over desert landscapes without thinking of past wars in the Middle East. For […]
A Map for Epiphany’s Ministries – Epiphany News February 27 – March 8
Finding your way around the many activities, groups and resources of our church can be a bit daunting. As a case in point, I have said for years that we have around 30 different ministry and governance groups at our church. It turns out I was incorrect; there are 40 of them.