Tim Doppel

Baptism of Jesus; Matthew 3:13-17   This is my Own, my Beloved,   Baptisms, much like Epiphanies, are “A-Hah” moments. They are a moment when things look clearer and ideas seem achievable. We are invited to leave old ways behind and step out in faith to something new. We can leave past hurts in the past and allow a new spirit to fill our souls so that God can do a new and better work in us.   Each of us have many new beginnings in our life. Many of us were baptized as infants and our...

Epiphany Sunday; Matthew 2:1-12   We observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay homage.   When was the last time you laid on your back and stared up into the night sky and took in the stars? Okay – it’s Michigan, and its winter, so it might have been a few months. I get it. But has it been longer than that? If it has, make yourself a promise to do it sometime this spring or summer (when the clouds clear). You are never too old or infirm to stargaze.   Last summer, we went to a...

Holy Family; Colossians 3:12-21   Bear with one another; forgive whatever grievances you have against one another, forgive in the same way God has forgiven you.   I know I don’t have to tell you this, but families are messy. There is no such thing as a perfect family. When I was growing up, I thought that my family was darn near perfect. Well, except for my three siblings. As we all have grown older, however, we have experienced the tragedies, heartbreaks, and alienations that every family...