Trinity Sunday Sermon

Trinity Sunday Sermon Readings for Trinity Sunday (Year B) Isaiah 6:1-8 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Psalm 29 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 27, 2018. One day, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And his disciples answered, “Some say that you are John the […]

The Colorful Diversity of the Spirit (Pentecost Sermon)

There is an internet meme that has been dividing our country this last week and the meme is the recording of one word, which I will play for you. Who hears the word “Laurel”? And who hears the word “Yanny”? Listeners on the internet are split almost 50/50. Technically, the word is “Laurel” but those […]

Ascension and Gratitude

Readings for the Feast of the Ascension Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 13, 2018. Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Ascension, a feast that commemorates a truth we claim and proclaim every Sunday when we say, “I believe…in Jesus […]

John Wesley’s Three Simple Rules

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year B) Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA and Sts. Martha & Mary parochial mission on May 6, 2018. The Rev. Kathryn Dunning of the First United Methodist Church here in Eureka presented to me […]