Returning to the true Self

Readings for Laetare Sunday, the Third Sunday in Lent (Year C) Joshua 5:9-12 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Psalm 32 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on March 27, 2022. Happy Laetare Sunday! Today is a day in which we are invited to rejoice (which is the English translation of the […]

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“Patient, Humble Love”

Readings for the First Sunday in Lent (Year C) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on March 6, 2022. The forty days of Lent have begun, even though today (Sunday) is not counted as one of those days. Remember Sundays are still feast days throughout the season of Lent, so if you’ve […]

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“Dust and Ashes”

Readings for Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12 – 17 Psalm 103 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 This homily was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022. On Ash Wednesday, we recognize our mortality and finitude, our utter dependance on God for every single breath we breathe. As the author of […]

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Listening to Amplify

Readings for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) 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 all night in prayer and after calling his twelve disciples, on […]

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Spiritual Arborescence

Readings for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) 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 sappy! During this weekend of fun distractions like the […]

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Before I Formed you in the womb…

“Before I Formed You in the Womb…” Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Year C) Jeremiah 1:4-101 Corinthians 13:1-13Luke 4:21-30Psalm 71:1-6 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 30, 2022. One of my friends and colleagues the Rev. Chris Yaw wrote a book titled “Jesus was an Episcopalian (and You Can Be […]

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