Falling Back into our Belovedness

Readings for the First Sunday of Advent (Year C) Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 Psalm 25:1-9 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on November 28, 2021. Good morning! I hope you all had a joyful and satisfying Thanksgiving. I’m currently addicted to Thanksgiving leftovers so I’m trying to quit cold […]

Nietzsche and the Kingdom of God

Nietzsche and the Kingdom of God: Sermon for the Feast of Christ the King Readings for the Feast of Christ the King (Year B) Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14Psalm 93Revelation 1:4b-8John 18:33-37 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on November 21, 2021. Happy feast day of Christ the King, a feast added to our […]

“Jesus Wept”

“Jesus Wept”: Sermon for the Feast of All Saints and All Souls Readings for the Feast of All Saints (Year B) Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9Psalm 24Revelation 21:1-6aJohn 11:32-44 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on November 7, 2021. Growing up in Bible churches, I often participated in Sunday School programs and Vacation […]

Gratitude for the Land

This article was written for the November 2021 Chronicle newsletter for Christ Church Eureka and then republished in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Commission for Intercultural Ministries Becoming Beloved Community December 2021 Newsletter I have started taking a six-month-long course to become a certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. […]

Listening with St. Simon the Zealot

A reflection on St. Simon the Apostle inspired by the oil painting of Fr. George Leonard Shultz (1896 – 1971). This same reflection was published in the Times-Standard on Saturday November 6, 2021 as “Listening with St. Simon the Zealot“ St. Simon the Zealot by Fr. George Leonard Shultz (1896 – 1971) On Oct. 28, the Western church […]

All Hallows’ Eve and the Great English Heretic

All Hallows’ Eve and the Great English Heretic Readings for the Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 26– Year B – Track 2) Deuteronomy 6:1-9Psalm 119:1-8Hebrews 9:11-14Mark 12:28-34 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 31, 2021. Happy Halloween! We know that Halloween is a contraction of All-Hallows-Eve, the eve of […]

Listening to the Hopes and desires of our heart

Listening to the Hopes and Desires of Our Heart with St. Simon, St. Jude, and Bartimaeus Readings for the Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25– Year B – Track 2) Jeremiah 31:7-9Psalm 126Hebrews 7:23-28Mark 10:46-52 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 24, 2021. Last Sunday I preached about James […]

Inner rings of Violence and the Divine Circle of Love

Inner Rings of Violence and the Divine Circle of Love (or “FOMO – ousios” 😉) Readings for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24– Year B – Track 2) Isaiah 53:4-12Psalm 91:9-16Hebrews 5:1-10Mark 10:35-45 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 17, 2021. There’s a term that was coined in […]

St. Francis and the Rich Young Ruler

Readings for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23– Year B – Track 2) Amos 5:6-7,10-15Psalm 90:12-17Hebrews 4:12-16Mark 10:17-31 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 10, 2021. Yesterday, several of us celebrated the Feast of St. Francis by blessing animals, sauntering prayerfully through the woods, and celebrating Eucharist on our […]

Creation Care, Climate Justice, and the Beloved Children of God

Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22 – Year B – Track 2) Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 8 Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on October 3, 2021. Little Jonny was at Sunday School when the lesson of the day was about how God created everything, […]