by Jeff Nowers | Feb 4, 2019 | Sermons
Last week we heard the story of Jesus’ first visit to his hometown synagogue after his baptism. Jesus had already achieved a bit of fame for his teaching in other synagogues throughout Galilee. And now he makes his homecoming to Nazareth. There’s a heightened...
by Jeff Nowers | Jan 21, 2019 | Sermons
If you’ve been following the Gospel readings in the lectionary from week to week, you may find that today’s Gospel—the wedding at Cana, a town near Nazareth—catches us a bit off guard. Christmas was not even a month ago, and images of the infant Jesus are still fresh...
by Jeff Nowers | Jan 7, 2019 | Sermons
Today is the first day after Christmas. That may sound a bit strange for some, but it’s important to remember that Christmas is a season of 12 days, not just one day. Immediately following Christmas is the Feast of the Epiphany, which we celebrate today. When the...
by Jeff Nowers | Dec 25, 2018 | Sermons
If you’ve been with us at St. Aidan’s over the last four weeks, you’ll know that each Sunday we’ve been lighting a specific candle on the Advent wreath. On the wreath are four candles, and each represents a particular virtue that we long to see realized in the world...
by Jeff Nowers | Dec 17, 2018 | Sermons
What is the minimum requirement to be an Anglican? We could ask an even more basic question: What is the minimum requirement to be a Christian? Is a baptismal certificate, a mere piece of paper, enough? Before I became a priest, I spent many years at the...
