Prayer that Packs a Persistent Punch

Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24 – Year C – Track 1) Jeremiah 31:27-34Psalm 119:97-1042 Timothy 3:14-4:5Luke 18:1-8 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 16, 2022. Over the last several weeks, I’ve been teaching a church history and spirituality class online for the Episcopal seminary in Berkeley […]

Gratitude Unchained: Where are the Nine?

Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23 – Year C – Track 1) Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7Psalm 66:1-112 Timothy 2:8-15Luke 17:11-19 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 9, 2022. There’s a quote attributed to the great 13th century German theologian and mystic Meister Eckhart, who supposedly said that there […]

The Mind-blowing Mulberry Tree

Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22 – Year C – Track 1) Lamentations 1:1-6Psalm 1372 Timothy 1:1-14Luke 17:5-10 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 2, 2022. “If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”[1] These are the words of a gifted yet troubled man who […]