A couple of weeks ago I preached at my home base, St. David's Episcopal, Austin, from Matthew 2: 1-12, the gospel reading about the Magi from the East, Bad King Herod who lost his mind over the thought of a new king, and that wondrous star that led people straight to Jesus' house. The text is rich with possibilities, but one of the honorable homiletical turns a preacher could take is to look at King Herod, desperate not to be forced from his throne, and to ask, along with our evangelical brethren and sistren, Who or what is on the throne of your heart?
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