The Chutzpah of Habakkuk

Listen to sermon here: The Chutzpah of Habakkuk Readings for the Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 26 – Year C): Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 Luke 19:1-10 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on October 30, 2016. For the last seven years, I’ve been investigating what the Bible […]

The Spirit’s Outpouring in a Variety of Prayers

Listen to sermon here: The Spirit’s Outpouring Readings for the Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25 – Year C): Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 Luke 18:9-14 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on October 23, 2016. Thirteen years ago, I visited the Holy Land with a group of […]

An Invitation to Feisty Prayer

Readings for the Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24 – Year C): Genesis 32:22-31 Luke 18:1-8 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on October 16, 2016. There is a provocative story in the Jewish Talmud about an argument between Rabbi Eliezer and a group of other […]

The Loving Laughter of the God of Surprises

Readings for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23 – Year C): 2 Kings 5:1-15 Luke 17:11-19 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on October 9, 2016. Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good […]