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Podcast: Rotten Apple Seeds
Episode: Sermon for January 11, 2026, II Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, Year A
Description: Here is today’s sermon, January 11, 2026, II Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, Year A. It is based on Matthew 3: 13-17, the Baptism of Jesus. In it is described how often in the scriptures, Jesus is revealed through the symbols of water, cloud, and dove. I discuss the chaoskampf theory, of how creation was accomplished through a struggle between the waters of chaos in the waters (Leviathan) and the orcas of Order imposed by God. I remind the congregation that we encounter the Divine in our struggles of chaos and confusion.