The Ministry of Melchizedek

Readings for the Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24 Year B) Isaiah 53:4-12 Psalm 91:9-16 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday October 21, 2018. Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “You are a […]

St. Francis the Deacon

Readings for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23 Year B) Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 Psalm 90:12-17 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday October 14, 2018. Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; […]

Homily on Vida Dutton Scudder

Readings for the Feast Day of Vida Dutton Scudder Isaiah 42:5-9 Psalm 25:1-14 Romans 12:1-2, 14-21 John 6:37-51 This sermon was preached in Lewis Hall at Christ Church Eureka in a gathering of the Episcopal Church Women on Wednesday October 10, 2018. Vida Dutton Scudder (1861 – 1954) was a social welfare activist in the social gospel movement […]

St. Francis the Sissy?

There was a discussion in a First Grade religion class focused on St. Francis of Assisi. After school, a First Grader came home very excited about what he had learned and blurted out to his mother, “Guess what, Mommy? Today, I learned that St. Francis was a sissy!” Now one practical way to ensure that […]

Salt and Fire

Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 2 – Proper 21) Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29 Psalm 19:7-14 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday September 30, 2018. A few years ago, while leading a kid’s church service in Sausalito, I invited the children to […]