The Soft Animal Sermon

Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent (Year B) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8,19-28 Canticle 15 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on December 17, 2017. I’d like to begin this sermon with a poem from a book I […]

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Honoré Winter Meditation

This reflection was written for the Honoré Growers Guild at Honoré Farm and Mill in December 2017. When I elevate the bread at the altar, I pray a prayer that my Jewish grandfather taught me: Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech ha olam, hamotzi lechem min ha-aretz, which means “Blessed are you, Lord God, Ruler of the Universe, […]

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The Beatitudes of Baptism

Readings for the Feast of All Saints (Year A) Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on November 5, 2017.   “Lord, give us inquiring and discerning hearts, the courage to will and […]

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The Name Above All Names

Readings for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25 – Year A) Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday October 29, 2017.  Eight weeks ago, we began our journey through the book of Exodus, which […]

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Walking Around Shining Like the Sun

Readings for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Proper 24 Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday October 22, 2017.  In a few weeks, many of us will greet a variety of familiar and perhaps frightening […]

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The Empathy of St. Francis

Readings for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Jeremiah 22:13–16 Galatians 6:14–18 Matthew 11:25–30 Psalm 148:7–14 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on October 8, 2017. There was a discussion in a First Grade religion class focused on St. Francis of […]

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