Prayers for Redeemer

Readings for the First Sunday after Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 or 147:13-21 These prayers were shared at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael on Sunday December 31, 2017 On this last day of 2017, which is also my next-to-last Sunday here with you, I want to […]

Playing Our Drum For Him (Christmas Eve Sermon 2017)

Readings for Christmas Eve (Section I): Isaiah 9:2-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14(15-20) Psalm 96 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on Sunday December 24, 2017 “We come, as people have come all through the ages, to bring our own gifts to this Child, God’s gift to […]

The Episcopal Namaste

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B) 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Canticle 15 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on December 24, 2017. One of the first things I picked up from the Episcopal Church was […]

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 […]

Being Cleared Out for Some New Delight

Readings for the First Sunday of Advent (Year B) Isaiah 64:1-9 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 This sermon was preached by Fr. Daniel London at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on December 3, 2017. Here we are on the first Sunday of Advent, a season of hope […]

A Christian Perspective on Abraham’s Hospitality

This paper was given at American River College in Sacramento, California, on November 29, 2017, for an interfaith panel discussion entitled “A Bigger Table: What Abraham Can Teach Us about Hospitality..” The panel featured leaders from local Jewish, Christian, and Islamic communities. It was hosted by the Muslim Students Association and moderated by ARC humanities […]

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, […]

Freedom (Eleutheria) in Our Belovedness

Readings for the Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28 – Year A) Judges 4:1-7 Psalm 123 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on November 19, 2017. Collect for the Twenty Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A) Blessed Lord, who caused […]

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 […]

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 […]