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Well, when I was a little boy, the movie “The Exorcist” came out. Now, I was way too little to see that movie at the time, but I remember being so scared just seeing the TV commercial for it. Whenever that commercial came on, my brother and I would go running out of the room in fear.
You may remember a few months ago when I spoke with you about the Christian symbol of the cross, and how the ancient symbol of death was transformed into a symbol of resurrection, and new life.
In the Gospel reading from today's lectionary for the second Sunday after Epiphany, we hear the story of Jesus calling Philip and Nathaniel to come join him with just two simple words, "Follow me." And they and the other first disciples immediately left everything behind and began to follow Jesus.
Well, like many of you, when I was a boy growing up in the church, I learned about heaven and hell, about how good people went to heaven, and bad people went to hell.
Well, the Christmas season officially comes to a close this Wednesday, January 6, the 12th Day of Christmas, which is also known as the Epiphany, or the Feast of the Three Kings. It's the day in which we celebrate the Magi of seeing the Star of Wonder in the night sky, and allowing it to guide them to the location of the Christ.
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