The Legacy of Loving Our Neighbors

This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Saturday October 24, 2020. Watch the live-stream of this outdoor Eucharist service here Readings for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25 – Year A) Deuteronomy 34:1-12Psalm 90:1-6, 13-171 Thessalonians 2:1-8Matthew 22:34-46 For a thousand years in your sight, O Lord, are like yesterday when it is […]

The God Who Knows You By Name (Exodus IX)

This sermon, which is the ninth in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday October 18, 2020. Worship Program here Readings for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24 – Year A) Exodus 33:12-23Psalm 991 Thessalonians 1:1-10Matthew 22:15-22 One of the experiences that I miss most during this […]

For His Name’s Sake (Exodus VIII)

This sermon, which is the eighth in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday October 11, 2020. Worship Program here Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23 – Year A) Exodus 32:1-14Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23Philippians 4:1-9Matthew 22:1-14 Last Sunday, after God gave the people of Israel the […]

The Canticle of God’s Name (Exodus VII)

This sermon, which is the seventh in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday October 4, 2020. Worship Program here Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22 – Year A) Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20Psalm 19Philippians 3:4b-14Matthew 21:33-46 A couple weeks ago, I was here in the […]

The Name Above All Names (Exodus VI)

This sermon, which is the sixth in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Saturday September 27, 2020. Worship Program here Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21 – Year A) Exodus 17:1-7Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16Philippians 2:1-13Matthew 21:23-32 “Let the same mind be in you that was in […]

The Mischievous Smile of St. Matthew

A reflection on St. Matthew the Apostle inspired by the oil painting of Fr. George Leonard Shultz (1896 – 1971). This same reflection was published in the Times-Standard on October 3, 2020: “The Mischievous Smile of St. Matthew” On September 21, Episcopalians celebrate the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist who is traditionally […]

Our Name is Israel (Exodus V)

This sermon, which is the fifth in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Saturday September 19, 2020. Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20 – Year A) Exodus 16:2-15Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45Philippians 1:21-30Matthew 20:1-16 It is so good to be together. Behold how good and pleasant it […]

God’s Name is YHWH (Exodus IV)

This sermon, which is the fourth in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday September 13, 2020. Worship program here. Readings for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19 – Year A) Exodus 14:19-31Psalm 114Romans 14:1-12Matthew 18:21-35 About ten years ago I had the enormous privilege of attending […]

God’s Name is Mighty Victim (Exodus III)

This sermon, which is the third in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday September 6, 2020. Worship program here. Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 18 – Year A) Exodus 12:1-14Psalm 149Romans 13:8-14Matthew 18:15-20 A famous soldier came to the Zen master Hakuin and asked: […]

God’s Name Is “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus II)

This sermon, which is the second in a sermon series on the Book of Exodus, was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday August 30, 2020. Worship Program here Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17 – Year A) Exodus 3:1-15Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45cRomans 12:9-21Matthew 16:21-28 This morning we continue our journey […]