Lament and the Lamb

Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8 – Year A) Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm 13 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday June 28, 2020. Worship Program here. (Sermon begins at 21:48) “The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in […]

Thomas Merton, the Psalms, and the Strong Tide of Hope

Readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7 – Year A) – Father’s Day Genesis 21:8-21 Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday June 21, 2020. Worship Program here. Happy Father’s Day! It’s good to be back after a prayer retreat on this Father’s […]

A Homily From Home on the Feast Day of St. Columba

This homily was offered at the Transfiguration House on Tuesday June 9, 2020, the Feast Day of St. Columba. O God, by the preaching of your blessed servant Columba you caused the light of the Gospel to shine in Scotland: Grant, we pray, that, having his life and labors in remembrance, we may show our […]

Standing with my fellow Episcopal Church leaders…

This article was published in the TIMES-STANDARD on Sunday June 7, 2020. “Standing with my Fellow Episcopal Church Leaders in Upholding the Truth of Our Core Symbols” By the Rev. Daniel DeForest London, Ph.D. “If you are neutral in times of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” – Desmond Tutu As […]

Breathe in Comfort, Breathe Out Compassion (“Rock the Roof”)

Readings for Pentecost Whitsunday (Year A) Numbers 11:24-30 Acts 2:1-21 John 20:19-23 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday May 31, 2020. Worship Program here. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will praise my God while I have my being. May these words of mine please […]