The Light at the End of the Lava Tube
Joshua Hosler • February 9, 2026
We are the light of the world, Jesus tells us. And we are salt ... and salt melts ice!
2026-13
sermon preached at Church of the Good Shepherd, Federal Way, WA
www.goodshepherdfw.org
by the Rev. Anna Lynn, Deacon
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 8, 2026
Isaiah 58:1-12 ; Psalm 112:1-10 ; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 ; Matthew 5:13-20
Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
Christians must stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable.
We don’t sacrifice our children to an angry god.
Do these difficult times call us to do new and different things? Well, maybe not ...
This newborn child threatens our security. What will we do?
We meet God in the holy place where the stories are kept.
Let the words wash over you, and then hold them up against your own super-specific life.
The Bible is chock full of stories of God taking drastic measures. So why this ... baby?
God took an ordinary "Fonzie-man" and guided him to become an extraordinary father.
Resurrection comes after waiting—and sometimes after disappointment.