Rev. Katrina Manzi
@katrinamanzi.bsky.social
United Church of Christ Pastor
Martin Luther preached that he believed the magi were most like university professors. University professors are ordinary people, and the magi in Matthew 2 are ordinary people who with the help of God do the extraordinary work of thwarting a tyrant. #epiphany #jesus #christmas #faith #christian
January 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Martin Luther preached that he believed the magi were most like university professors. University professors are ordinary people, and the magi in Matthew 2 are ordinary people who with the help of God do the extraordinary work of thwarting a tyrant. #epiphany #jesus #christmas #faith #christian
In Matthew 2, the magi follow a star to Jesus. Disaster means ill starred or to be without a star. Herod the king causes disaster by having the wrong star at the center of his life #jesus #epiphany #christmas #christian #fairh
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
In Matthew 2, the magi follow a star to Jesus. Disaster means ill starred or to be without a star. Herod the king causes disaster by having the wrong star at the center of his life #jesus #epiphany #christmas #christian #fairh
In Matthew 2, the magi follow the star to Jesus. We can think of Jesus as being the star of our lives, the way we orient our lives #jesus #epiphany #star #christian #christmas
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
In Matthew 2, the magi follow the star to Jesus. We can think of Jesus as being the star of our lives, the way we orient our lives #jesus #epiphany #star #christian #christmas
What was the star of Bethlehem? People have proposed planetary conjunctions, supernovas, and comets. But, none of those things fully fit #jesus #epiphany #christmas #star #christian
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
What was the star of Bethlehem? People have proposed planetary conjunctions, supernovas, and comets. But, none of those things fully fit #jesus #epiphany #christmas #star #christian
What is Epiphany? Epiphany is the day we in the western church celebrate the arrival of the magi to Jesus and more broadly Jesu becoming manifest to the gentiles #church #epiphany #wethreekings #magi #jesus
January 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
What is Epiphany? Epiphany is the day we in the western church celebrate the arrival of the magi to Jesus and more broadly Jesu becoming manifest to the gentiles #church #epiphany #wethreekings #magi #jesus
In light of the recent U.S. actions in Venezuela, this pastoral response gives an overview of pacifism and just war theory so we as Christians have a faith based framework for how to view these events #venezuela #christian #ethics #jesus #war
How have Christians thought about war? A pastoral response to US action in Venezuela
YouTube video by Middlebury Congregational Church UCC
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January 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
In light of the recent U.S. actions in Venezuela, this pastoral response gives an overview of pacifism and just war theory so we as Christians have a faith based framework for how to view these events #venezuela #christian #ethics #jesus #war
Pippin is ready for his modeling contract
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Pippin is ready for his modeling contract
The good news and work of Christmas is that God empowers the church to participate in the transformation of the world #jesus #christmas #service #christian #church
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The good news and work of Christmas is that God empowers the church to participate in the transformation of the world #jesus #christmas #service #christian #church
These lesser known parts of the Christmas story in Matthew 2 remind us that the Christmas story is our human story, with all the joy and tragedy human life can hold. They remind us God came to save this actual world with real imperfect people #jesus #christian #christmas #hope #faith
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
These lesser known parts of the Christmas story in Matthew 2 remind us that the Christmas story is our human story, with all the joy and tragedy human life can hold. They remind us God came to save this actual world with real imperfect people #jesus #christian #christmas #hope #faith
In looking at Matthew 2, we realize the Christmas story isn’t about one note joy, it’s the story of resistance, of light shining even in the midst of darkness #jesus #christmas #emmanuel #hope #christian
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 AM
In looking at Matthew 2, we realize the Christmas story isn’t about one note joy, it’s the story of resistance, of light shining even in the midst of darkness #jesus #christmas #emmanuel #hope #christian
In Matthew 25, Jesus says whatever is done to the least of these who are members of his family is done to him. We are judged by how we treat other #jesus #love #christmas #service #christian
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In Matthew 25, Jesus says whatever is done to the least of these who are members of his family is done to him. We are judged by how we treat other #jesus #love #christmas #service #christian
In Matthew 2, the holy family are refugees, fleeing polticial violence and seeking asylum in Egypt. How do we treat people today who experience what Jesus experienced? In Matthew 25, Jesus tells us that whatever is done to the least of these is done to Christ himself #jesus #service #christmas
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
In Matthew 2, the holy family are refugees, fleeing polticial violence and seeking asylum in Egypt. How do we treat people today who experience what Jesus experienced? In Matthew 25, Jesus tells us that whatever is done to the least of these is done to Christ himself #jesus #service #christmas
In Matthew 2, our God in Jesus Christ is forced to flee political violence to seek asylum in a foreign land. If our God has experienced those things, what does that say about how we Christians should treat people today in the same position as Christ was in? #jesus #christian #refugee #christmas
January 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
In Matthew 2, our God in Jesus Christ is forced to flee political violence to seek asylum in a foreign land. If our God has experienced those things, what does that say about how we Christians should treat people today in the same position as Christ was in? #jesus #christian #refugee #christmas
In Matthew 2, Jesus is identified strongly with the history of the Israelites, who are a nation of freed slaves. There a big ethical implications to this; it’s why the Israelites are commanded to welcome the stranger and resident alien, because they’d once been slaves and strangers in a strange land
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In Matthew 2, Jesus is identified strongly with the history of the Israelites, who are a nation of freed slaves. There a big ethical implications to this; it’s why the Israelites are commanded to welcome the stranger and resident alien, because they’d once been slaves and strangers in a strange land
In Matthew 2, Jesus shows solidarity with humanity and the Israelites of the past. He flees to Egypt for safety, and then starts anew in the promised land. Jesus experiences what it’s like to flee political violence and seek asylum in a foreign land. This has big ethical implications #jesus #refugee
January 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
In Matthew 2, Jesus shows solidarity with humanity and the Israelites of the past. He flees to Egypt for safety, and then starts anew in the promised land. Jesus experiences what it’s like to flee political violence and seek asylum in a foreign land. This has big ethical implications #jesus #refugee
In Matthew 2 Herod kills all the young children in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill Jesus. Martin Luther preached on this story and talked about the loss parents must have felt #jesus #martinluther #christian #holyinnocents #church
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
In Matthew 2 Herod kills all the young children in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill Jesus. Martin Luther preached on this story and talked about the loss parents must have felt #jesus #martinluther #christian #holyinnocents #church
In Matthew 2, a direct comparison is made between Herod and the Pharaoh of the Exodus. And tyrants like Pharaoh and Herod are alive and well in our world today #christian #leadership #church #justice #unitedchurchofchrist
December 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In Matthew 2, a direct comparison is made between Herod and the Pharaoh of the Exodus. And tyrants like Pharaoh and Herod are alive and well in our world today #christian #leadership #church #justice #unitedchurchofchrist
In Matthew 2, Herod orders the slaughter of the children in and around Bethlehem in an attempt to kill Jesus, the one born king of the Jews. Herod’s murder of these children isn’t recorded outside of the gospels, but we have record of lots of other terrible things #jesus #christmas
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In Matthew 2, Herod orders the slaughter of the children in and around Bethlehem in an attempt to kill Jesus, the one born king of the Jews. Herod’s murder of these children isn’t recorded outside of the gospels, but we have record of lots of other terrible things #jesus #christmas
In “A Wrinkle in Time” the characters discover the good news that Jesus came to fight the powers of darkness and evil. And the good news of the Christmas is the miracle of the incarnation, that God shows up to be our light in the midst of the darkness #jesus #christmas #awrinkleintime #incarnation
December 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
In “A Wrinkle in Time” the characters discover the good news that Jesus came to fight the powers of darkness and evil. And the good news of the Christmas is the miracle of the incarnation, that God shows up to be our light in the midst of the darkness #jesus #christmas #awrinkleintime #incarnation
December 28th is the feast of Holy Innocents. What can the slaughter of the innocents and the flight to Egypt tell us about the meaning of Christmas and the incarnation? #christmas #holyinnocents #jesus #incarnation #hope
Sermon 12/28/25
YouTube video by Middlebury Congregational Church UCC
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December 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
December 28th is the feast of Holy Innocents. What can the slaughter of the innocents and the flight to Egypt tell us about the meaning of Christmas and the incarnation? #christmas #holyinnocents #jesus #incarnation #hope
