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The awkward experience of realizing the “first miracle” of Jesus isn’t the first or most important thing Jesus did after his baptism.
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The Baptism of Jesus invites us to remember his place among us, with us, rather than the throne upon which we seek to seat him.
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In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited into old debates about the nature of Jesus and baptism, but a bigger debate is right there.
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The Baptism of Our Lord connects us to Jesus and Jesus to the divine—a story, not just of theological importance, but of purpose.
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The place of baptism for Christians is not so supposed to be seen as an entrance to a club, but an invitation to a way of being.
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As the lectionary brings us to the season after the epiphany, we find ourselves jumping from story to story—but there’s a theme.
