Behold, the Image of God

Readings for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 24 – Track 2 Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday October 22, 2023. Twenty years ago, I was given this cross when I first visited the Holy Land. The […]

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

Readings for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 23 – Track 2 Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday October 15, 2023. Here’s a little sermon that I wrote I’m going to try to preach it without note Don’t worry be […]

Practicing Kenosis in the Face of War (with leonard Cohen)

Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 22 – Track 2 Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:7-14 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday October 8, 2023. This morning’s sermon is about the reality of war, a call to humility, and the power of poetry or […]

The Joy of the Owl God

Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 21 – Track 2 Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32 Psalm 25:1-8 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday October 1, 2023. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be in alignment with the same […]