What do we learn about homes during the Epiphany season? Going through the various texts of Epiphany-tide, Pastor Gjerde elucidates the various ways homes/houses are connected through the Scriptures assigned for Epiphany and beyond.
How can we recapture the home for rest and for the building up of faith?
How are our homes made holy?
How can our homes also become a place that is idolized, over and against the Church?
Pastor also gives a brief summation of Gesima-tide, a "pre-Lent," a time of preparation before the Lenten preparations of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Why revive this ancient preparatory season? What benefit can the modern church derive from observing Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima?
Baptism of Jesus ~ Matthew 3:13-17
Epiphany 2 ~ John 2:1-11
Transfiguration ~ Matthew 17:1-9