This sermon reflects on John the Baptist’s witness at the Jordan as a moment of divine light emerging amid instability and change. Drawing on Scripture, art, and the embodied experience of life rooted in place, it explores how God’s presence appears not through force, but through gift, circulation, and belonging....
Religious Life Sunday Dear Grace Family, You may remember that last year on the third Sunday after Epiphany we celebrated Religious Life Sunday for the first time. Those of us who practice the Rule of St. Benedict, in celebration of the day, presented the Church with an icon entitled “The...
John saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him;...
Against a backdrop of Roman imperial ambition, John the Baptist wrestled with the idea of baptizing Jesus; the one that he was preparing people to receive. While the emperor and dominant power structures sought to impose, grasp for power and self-glorify, Jesus asked John to let him share in our...
Vestry Election Voting for the 2026 vestry election is open and we will announce the four new vestry members at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 1. The eight nominees are: Chip Branch, Bob Byrne, Gary Lawrence, Rob Riedinger, Laura Rives, Tracy Troutman, Ben Wagner, and Spencer Walker. Please see...
This article is part of a series spotlighting nonprofit organizations that receive funding through our Grace Church Outreach Ministry. We seek to partner with organizations that work to make a meaningful difference in one or more of the following areas: Supporting individuals experiencing poverty and housing insecurity Expanding access to...
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this...
Set against the fear and insecurity that marks Herod’s empire, this Epiphany sermon contrasts the grasping of control with the courage of wonder. Through the journey of the magi, it proclaims a God who enters vulnerability and draws forth not fear, but joy and abundance. At the beginning of a...
Blessing of Doors & Homes at Epiphany Each year, many in the wider Christian community use chalk to write a blessing for our homes during Epiphany season. It is a longstanding custom to mark this Epiphany season, a time of celebrating the Light coming into the world, with a blessing...
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage."...