An Invitation to Feisty Prayer

Readings for the Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24 – Year C): Genesis 32:22-31 Luke 18:1-8 This sermon was preached at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in San Rafael CA on October 16, 2016.   There is a provocative story in the Jewish Talmud about an argument between Rabbi Eliezer and a group of other […]

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The Ethics of the Unjust Steward

Listen to sermon here: Ethics of the Unjust Steward Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20 – Year C): Jeremiah 8:18 – 9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 This sermon was preached at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in San Rafael CA on September 18, 2016.   For the last three years, I have been […]

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Gutsy Compassion

Readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10 – Year C) Deuteronomy 30:9-14 Psalm 25:1-9 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 This sermon was preached at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Danville CA on July 10, 2016. A crowd gathered on the streets, forcing major roads to be shut down. Among the people gathered was an 80-year-old man named Tim, […]

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We Plan, God Laughs

Listen to sermon here: We Plan, God Laughs Readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9 – Year C) 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Sausalito CA on July 3, 2016. According to the Jewish ‘sage’ Woody Allen, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” It’s […]

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A Son of Thunder Reversed

Listen to sermon here: A Son of Thunder Reversed Readings of the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8 – Year C) 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62 This sermon was preached at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Crockett CA on June 26, 2016. One of my favorite poets is the seventeenth century Anglican […]

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