“The Cloud his Bow, the Fire his Spear”

Readings for the Last Sunday after Epiphany (Year A): Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 This sermon was preached at the St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Novato CA on February 26, 2017. Tomorrow is the feast day of the seventeenth century Anglican priest George Herbert who is arguably the most skillful religious poet […]

Standing Rock and St. Alban

This reflection was shared at the Marin County Deanery meeting in the Diocese of California on Wednesday February 22, 2017 at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA. On my first morning at the Oceti Sakowin camp, I participated in the Lakota Sioux Water Ceremony, which was led primarily by the Lakota […]

The Sermon on the Mount: Teachings of a Jewish Mystic (Part 3)

Readings for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany (Year A): Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on February 19, 2017. When Jesus was in his mid to late twenties, there was a major political demonstration that likely had a […]

The Sermon on the Mount: Teachings of a Jewish Mystic (Part 2)

Readings for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany (Year A): Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on February 12, 2017. There is a wonderful collection of wisdom sayings from Jewish rabbis who lived from 200 BC to 200 AD. The collection […]

The Sermon on the Mount: Teachings of a Jewish Mystic (Part 1)

Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Year A): Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 112:1-9 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Matthew 5:13-20 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on February 5, 2017. Although over the last several years, I have preached at many congregations throughout this diocese and beyond, I had never preached […]