Tag: Water into Wine
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What’s Your Water To Wine Story? – A Sermon On John 2:1-11
So what do you make of today’s gospel (John 2:1-11)? Did Jesus really turn water into wine? If so, how did he do that? And what do we have to do to get a refill? I think those are the kind of questions we often bring to stories like this. But I wonder if they Read more
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What Are You Whining About? – A Sermon On John 2:1-11
What are you whining about these days? I’m not asking that question to condemn, criticize, or judge anyone. It’s a serious question that I want us to take seriously. I’m asking it because I find myself whining more these days and I wonder if that’s true for you too. I spent a good part of Read more
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Water Does Not Turn Into Wine – A Sermon On John 2:1-11
I don’t know if Jesus literally and physically turned water into wine. But then I don’t think that’s the point of today’s gospel. I don’t think this gospel is ultimately about turning water into wine. It’s about calling forth life where there is none. It’s about transformation. It’s about living a new life. Read more
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When the Wine Gives Out
A day comes when the wine gives out. Our glasses will be empty; the party will be over. Life will seem empty and dry—no vibrancy or vitality, nothing growing or fermenting within us. Read more
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A Wedding at Cana, An Earthquake in Haiti
The readings and collect for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. Isaiah 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. 2The nations shall see your vindication, Read more
Interrupting the Silence 