“How Long Will You Take Away Our Life?”: Followers of the Good Shepherd in Baltimore and Nepal

Readings for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Acts 11:19-26 Psalm 87 John 10:22-30 This sermon was preached at All Saints Chapel at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley CA on April 28, 2015. In our Gospel this morning, the Judeans gather around Jesus and ask, “Ayos potay ten psyche humon aireis” (Εως […]

The Pastoral Theodicy of the Good Shepherd

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday – Year B) Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on April 26, 2015. In 1940, Anglican author and apologist C.S. Lewis wrote a book titled The Problem of Pain, which […]

Forgiveness Uncrossed

Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter (Year B) Acts 3:12-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 This sermon was preached by Daniel at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday April 19, 2015. A few years ago, Saturday Night Live showed a trailer on their program for a fake film […]

The Cross and the Spirit of Compassion

Gospel for Good Friday John 18:1 – 19:42 This reflection was shared at the Good Friday Meditation service at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley CA on April 3, 2015. “I came into the world,” Jesus said, “to testify to the truth.” And Pilate asked him, “What is truth?” For centuries, Christians have attempted to answer […]