McCain and the Wisdom of the Maverick Gospel

Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16) Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16)– Track 2 Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18 Psalm 34:15-22 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on August 26, 2018. Last Sunday, I preached on the life and death and witness of a young […]

Jonathan Daniels and the Bread of Wisdom

Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15) – Track 2 Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 34:9-14 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on August 19, 2018. This last Tuesday was the feast day of a modern-day martyr named Jonathan Myrick Daniels. Throughout the week, I have been […]

Grace That Saves a Kvetch Like Me

Readings for the Twelfth 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 Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on August 12, 2018. By now, you know how much I like to glean wisdom from our Jewish […]

Transfigured by Glory

Readings for the Feast Day of the Transfiguration (Instructional Eucharist) Exodus 34:29-35 2 Peter 1:13-21 Luke 9:28-36 Psalm 99 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday August 5, 2018. … Our prayer book requires a response to the scriptures in a sermon. The preacher comments on the readings and helps us […]