Readings for the Feast of St. Jerome of Stridon Numbers 9:15-23 Psalm 19:7–14 Colossians 3:5–11 Luke 24:44–48 This reflection was shared at Christ Episcopal Church at the Chapel of Our Merciful Saviour in Eureka CA on September 30, 2026. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your […]
Read More Reflection on St. Jerome of StridonReadings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21 – Track 1 – Year A) Exodus 17:1-7Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16Philippians 2:1-13Matthew 21:23-32 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on September 27, 2026. Yesterday, several of us gathered at Sequoia Park to celebrate the Feast of the great Anglican bishop and theologian Lancelot Andrewes, […]
Read More Spears of Prayer, Staffs of ViolenceReadings for the Feast of Lancelot Andrewes Isaiah 11:1-9 Psalm 63:1–7 1 Timothy 2:1–7 Luke 11:1–4 This reflection was shared at Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday September 26, 2026 at Sequoia Park during the Season of Creation Lancelot Andrewes was an Anglican bishop in the 17th century who was responsible for translating the King […]
Read More Lancelot Andrewes and His Prayers of CreationReadings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20 – Track 1 – Year A) Exodus 16:2-15Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45Philippians 1:21-30Matthew 20:1-16 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on September 20, 2026. Over the last several weeks, we have been learning about the power and meaning of the Paschal Mystery, as expressed in […]
Read More Our Bewilderment and the Manna of God’s ResponseReadings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19 – Track 1 – Year A) Exodus 14:19-31Exodus 15:1b-11,20-21 (Song of Moses & Miriam)Romans 14:1-12Matthew 18:21-35 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on September 13, 2026. We continue our reading today through the book of Exodus, the story of the movement of God’s […]
Read More Take Action Like Nachshon, the First BaptizandReadings for the Feast Day of the Holy Cross Isaiah 45:21-25 Galatians 6:14-18 John 12:31-36a Psalm 98:1-4 This reflection was shared at Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday September 12, 2026 at Sequoia Park during the Season of Creation Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross (Sept 14), which is the Tree of […]
Read More Holy Cross Sacred SaunterReadings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 18 – Track 1 – Year A) Exodus 12:1-14Psalm 149Romans 13:8-14Matthew 18:15-20 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on September 6, 2026. Last Sunday, we read about God’s self-revelation to Moses at the Burning Bush and learned that we are all called to burn […]
Read More Manifesto of the Paschal Lamb
