• Today is the first Sunday after Epiphany. How do the two stories associated with Epiphany, the visit of the wise men and Jesus's Baptism, intersect? Do they shed any light on "aha!" moments in your life?

• People often pray for "epiphanies" in the new year, to gain clear divine guidance on their lives. But what happens in the Bible after the Epiphany stories? Does revelation from God necessarily mean all our problems will dissolve? Do the stories of Epiphany push us to think differently about those problems?

• What spiritual gift is God trying to show you this year, and who are the wise people bringing them to you?