Readings for the Twenty Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 28 – Track 2 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday November 19, 2023. There’s a saying attributed to the Sufi tradition, “Abundance can be had simply by consciously receiving what has already been given.” This wisdom invites us to […]

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Readings for the Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 27 – Track 2 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday November 12, 2023. I do not like this parable, this parable of the ten bridesmaids. More specifically, I don’t like when I try to interpret it the way most […]

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Readings for the Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 26 – Track 2 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday November 5, 2023. “You’ll never enjoy the world aright, until you wake up every day as if you were in Heaven, until you look upon the skies with celestial […]

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Readings for the Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 25 – Track 2 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday October 29, 2023. Our Scripture readings today focus on the heart. The Book of Leviticus commands God’s people not to harbor any hate in their hearts, especially not for […]

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