The God of Mercy

Sermon | April 19, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Let me start with an aphorism. Aphorisms at Epiphany are short sentences that have deep theological underpinnings. Our prime example, of course, is: Wherever you are on your spiritual journey you have a place at Epiphany. We have a whole page on the Epiphany website dedicated to aphorisms… it

Peace in a Struggling World

Sermon | April 12, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Happy Eastertide, Epiphany Family! We have just been through a big week together. I think it’s safe to say that Holy Week is the most momentous week in the Christian liturgical calendar. Here at Epiphany we live into that week in a powerful way. Holy Week at Epiphany sees

To Believe is to Trust

Sermon | March 22, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a young man ran up and knelt before him and asked him: “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him you know the Commandments: you shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall

Stumbling Blocks and Siren Songs: Where Is Your Attention?

Sermon | October 5, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Last week, I did something I’ve never done before. I spent 24 hours in the wilderness, completely alone. On Friday morning, I drove out to Snoqualmie Pass, ten miles up a gravel road, and then started walking. I had a backpack with everything I would need to survive

The Heaven Can’t Wait Book Club

Sermon | September 28, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. When I was growing up, my family had this ritual. On the last Friday of each month, my mother would take my sister and me to Little Professor Bookstore. It was this cozy, independent bookshop and whenever we walked through that front door, the booksellers always remembered us, and

Mary, Martha, and Mercy

Sermon | July 20, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. Today we heard the story of Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus and the daughters of Simon. We see Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus and Martha scurrying about in the kitchen preparing a meal for their special friend and guest. Have you ever been asked if

Sensing Love: A Journey Through Grief and Friendship

Sermon | April 6, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. This sermon is about phileo love. For those who have done RELATA, you will recognize this as one component of the paradox of love. Phileo love, as it is talked about in the Bible, is a Greek concept meaning literally, a love between brothers. It’s an archaic term because

Darkness and Light

Sermon | December 29, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. “In Him was life, and the life was the light of all people. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” The gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke might be called the journalistic gospels: what happened, to whom, why, and with what consequences?

What is Truth?

Sermon | May 12, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. “What is truth?” That’s Pilate’s famous question at Jesus’s trial the day after the events in this morning’s reading from John’s gospel. Holding Jesus’s life in his hands, Pilate asks “What is truth?” A good question. And a timely question for the age in which we find ourselves. We’re

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