Listening to Amplify

Readings for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) Genesis 45:3-11, 15 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50 Luke 6:27-38 Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on February 20, 2022. Last Sunday, we heard the opening words of the Sermon on the Plain, a sermon that Jesus preached after staying up […]

Spiritual Arborescence

Readings for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) Jeremiah 17:5-10 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 Psalm 1 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on February 13, 2022 Because I think we’re overdue for a cheesy joke, I have a question: What happens to maple trees on Valentine’s Day? They get […]

Walking in the Way of the Apostles: Rector’s Report on 2021

Readings for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13] 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Psalm 138 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on February 6, 2022 A Methodist pastor spent decades searching for some artwork that had been spiritually formative for her as a child growing up in […]