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The Church of the Epiphany
The word “epiphany” (e-PIFF-an-ee) means “appearance” or “a sudden new understanding of the essential nature of something”. At the Church of the Epiphany, we believe that in Jesus Christ, God has appeared to humanity. Even more...
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“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14)
In his letter, St. Paul reminds the Philippian Christians and us that the Christian life is one of growth. The context of that comment makes it especially interesting. Here he was, an old man, in jail, with many more years and experiences behind him than before him, and yet even then St. Paul continued to desire to grow, to deepen his relationship, to be even further transformed by God’s grace.
St. Paul’s words challenge me in my life as priest and disciple. I have been very blessed that my time here at Epiphany has been for me a time of growth and change. At a time of life when many clergy, sadly, decide that it is time to ‘coast to the finish line’, you have encouraged and enabled me to grow. After twenty plus years of always preaching with a written manuscript, I have learned to preach without a text, finding both a little more anxiety and a much higher level of connection with the congregation. It is said that learning new languages is the province of the young, yet with the help of mi maestro Richard Lorenz, I am amazed to discover I can understand Spanish more and more.
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