Receiving the Kiss of Kenosis

Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16 Year B Track 1) 1 Kings 8: 1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43 Psalm 84 Philippians 2:1-11 (in place of Ephesians 6:10-20) John 6:56-59 This sermon was preached at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Crockett CA on August 23, 2015. Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had the privilege of […]

Jonathan Myrick Daniels and the High Priestly Wisdom of Self-Giving Love

Readings for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15 Year B Track 2) Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 34:9-14 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in San Rafael CA on August 16, 2015. Last month, after presenting a paper at an academic conference in St. Louis, I took a mini-retreat to a Trappist monastery […]

Grace that Saves a Kvetch like MEYG (and Me)

Readings for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14 Year B Track 2) 1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm 34:1-8 Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in San Rafael CA on August 9, 2015. Each year, over the last three years, the Marin Episcopal Youth Group (MEYG) has teamed […]

Grace that Saves a Kvetch Like Me (and MEYG)

Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13 Year B Track 2) Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 Psalm 78:23-29 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Sausalito CA on August 2, 2015. Each year, over the last three years, the Marin Episcopal Youth Group has teamed up with the Jewish youth at Congregation […]