Blessed are those whose dreams have been shattered…

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C) Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday May 26, 2019. Have you ever had a desire or dream or vision about something that felt really good and healthy and godly to you […]

The Arc of the Spiritual Universe

Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year C) Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Psalm 148 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday May 19, 2019. On my last day in Scotland, I visited the country’s beautiful capital city of Edinburgh. In this one day, I took a bus tour […]

The Highest Tribute: Reflection on Justice Thurgood Marshall

This reflection was shared at the True North Town Hall meeting Changing the Face of Transitional Housing: Moving Toward Solutions at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Saturday May 18, 2019. The Town Hall was covered by the North Coast Journal and the Times-Standard. (Photos by Shaun Walker and Freddie Brewster) Welcome to our True North […]

Giving Birth to New Life: Good Shepherd, Motherhood, and St. Brigid

Readings for Good Shepherd Sunday (the Fourth Sunday of Easter) Year C Acts 9:36-43 Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 Psalm 23 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Easter Sunday May 12, 2019. Happy Mother’s Day! And Happy Good Shepherd Sunday! I’m very pleased to be back from a sojourn in Scotland on […]