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Held at Epiphany Lutheran Church
9122 Sybert Dr
Ellicott City, MD 21043

Office: 3525 Ellicott Mills Drive, Suite A
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Courthouse Square Office Complex

Sermons by Rev. Jane Bennett Smith

I Am Because We Are

This Sunday, we explore the African philosophy of Ubuntu. In this philosophy, each person is held intimately in relationship with one another, adopting the phrase, “A person is a person through other persons.”  Espousing this worldview fosters a unique understanding of what it means to live a spiritual life and offers a distinctive roadmap towards resolving conflict. What can we learn from…

The Facade of the Individual

This Sunday, we reflect on the individualism that is so pervasive and embedded in this country’s culture.  We explore in depth the many pitfalls of this philosophy. In response, may we ask, how can we orient ourselves, instead, towards a collective mindset that values the whole instead of the self? We are invited to realize that we are inescapably interconnected; we need…

Hope, Love, and Faith Transformed

This Sunday, we join to celebrate Easter.  The Christian holiday depicts the resurrection of a savior, offering rich metaphors for our own faith tradition.  How does this idea of risen life after death cultivate our own understanding of hope, love, and faith? How does this serve as a catalyst to transformation?

The Home Within Us

Home is not a tangible dwelling, but a space held within our very hearts, souls, and minds.  Home can be an inner, unbreakable source of love, self-acceptance, faith, and security. This Sunday we ask, what does it mean to be at home no matter where we are geographically, what we are experiencing, or what detriment we carry within? 

Transformed by Faith

Ramadan is a hallowed time for Muslims of inviting the sacred into one’s life through the act of fasting; it is a time to cultivate a deeper and lasting connection with all that is holy.  This intentional, deepening relationship is one that is carried into each day of the year ahead. This Sunday, join us as we reflect upon how we can…