Exegesis of John 8:44 for Grace Cathedral

Readings for Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent Genesis 17:1-8 Psalm 105:4-11 John 8:51-59 This homily was preached by Daniel London at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on April 6, 2017 The Gospel readings for this Fifth Week of Lent have included passages from the 8th chapter of John, which contains one of the most beloved […]

Aromatizing our Prayers

Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (Year A) Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Psalm 130 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on April 2, 2017. This Lent, I have been trying to experience the Fourth Gospel through the five senses […]

Seeing God in the Mud

Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent (Year A) 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Psalm 23 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on March 26, 2017. We are now well into the season of Lent and our Gospel readings from […]

Quenching Our Deepest Thirst

Readings for the Third Sunday in Lent (Year A) Exodus 17:1-7 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Psalm 95 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on March 19, 2017. In John 4:5-42, we read about Jesus experiencing thirst and asking a woman for a […]

Listening to the Wind

Readings for the Second Sunday in Lent (Year A) Genesis 12:1-4a Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 Psalm 121 This sermon was preached at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer on Sunday March 12, 2017. In today’s Gospel, we witness an encounter between Jesus and a Pharisee named Nicodemus who approaches Jesus rather clandestinely at night. […]

Patience and Presence

Readings for the First Sunday in Lent (Year A) Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on March 5, 2017. For the last several years, I have had the privilege to teach at the Episcopal School for Deacons in Berkeley, where […]

Ash Wednesday Sermon: Practicing Deification for Lent

Readings for Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:1-12 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Psalm 103 or 103:8-14 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on March 1, 2017. Whenever I preach on Ash Wednesday, I like to highlight the apparent incongruity built into the […]

“The Cloud his Bow, the Fire his Spear”

Readings for the Last Sunday after Epiphany (Year A): Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 This sermon was preached at the St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Novato CA on February 26, 2017. Tomorrow is the feast day of the seventeenth century Anglican priest George Herbert who is arguably the most skillful religious poet […]

Standing Rock and St. Alban

This reflection was shared at the Marin County Deanery meeting in the Diocese of California on Wednesday February 22, 2017 at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA. On my first morning at the Oceti Sakowin camp, I participated in the Lakota Sioux Water Ceremony, which was led primarily by the Lakota […]

The Sermon on the Mount: Teachings of a Jewish Mystic (Part 3)

Readings for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany (Year A): Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on February 19, 2017. When Jesus was in his mid to late twenties, there was a major political demonstration that likely had a […]