By: Jennifer Hosler Psalm 72: 1-7, 10-14; Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2: 1-23 When I was growing up, my non-religious family celebrated Three Kings Day, which is what Epiphany is known as in some cultures. My mom would typically bake a cake and insert little wax-paper-covered coins in the cake, so that whoever found a coin…
Tag: Gospel of Matthew
Even the Prophet Doubted
Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Scripture: Isaiah 35: 1-10; Luke 1:46b-55; Matthew 11:2-11 Doubt, loss, pain, darkness… sounds like Christmas-time? Unlike our cultural displays of perpetual holiday cheer, our four weeks of Advent scriptures allow for a fuller gamut of Christmas-time emotions: pain, doubt, and loss come alongside themes of peace, hope, love, and joy. This 3rd…
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