Welcoming Ourselves as Children of God

Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity – Proper 20 Track 1 (Year B) Proverbs 31 Psalm 1 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 This sermon was preached at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in San Rafael CA on September 23, 2012. A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on their way to […]

Ember Letter: Holy Cross Day 2012

Dear Right Reverend J. Jon Bruno, As always, I hope this Ember letter finds you well, full of health and life. This year I am struck by the line from Isaiah in the readings for Holy Cross Day, which reads, “Thus says the LORD, Declare and present your case.” In the Hebrew Scriptures, I see […]