Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 21) Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22Psalm 124James 5:13-20Mark 9:38-50 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday September 29, 2024. In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus is teaching his disciples and us how to be at peace with one another, […]
Read More Be at Peace with One anotherReadings for the Wedding of Micah Preston Brown and Hannah Jean Hogan Tobit 8:5b – 8 1 Corinthians 13:1 – 13 Matthew 7:21, 24 – 29 This sermon was preached at the Wedding of Micah and Hannah on Saturday September 21, 2024 at Heavenly Rooted Estate in McKinleyville CA These powerful readings from the sacred Scriptures […]
Read More The Best is Yet To BeReadings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 19) Proverbs 1:20-33Psalm 19James 3:1-12Mark 8:27-38 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday September 15, 2024. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, our […]
Read More The Music of Our HeartsReadings for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 18) Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23Psalm 125James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17Mark 7:24-37 This sermon was preached at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Crescent City CA on Sunday September 8, 2024. Good morning! It’s a joy to be with you today. My name is Father Daniel […]
Read More A Sermon about DoggiesReadings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 12) 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Psalm 14 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday July 28, 2024. This morning’s reading from the Gospel of John features a crowd of Jesus-followers of all ages gathering […]
Read More Filled with the Fullness of GodOn the second day of General Convention, we deputies discussed the budget in a joint session with the house of bishops in the morning. In the afternoon, we passed a resolution designating the Sunday closest to October 10th as Mental Health Awareness Sunday, with the objective of encouraging open dialogue about mental illness and encouraging […]
Read More Day 2 of GC81 (June 24, 2024)Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 6) 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 Psalm 20 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 Mark 4:26-34 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday June 16, 2024. Today we read about the tragic downfall of King Saul and the anointing of a […]
Read More The Tragic Downfall of King saulReadings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 5) 1 Samuel 8:4-11, 16-20Psalm 1382 Corinthians 4:13-5:1Mark 3:20-35 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday June 9, 2024. One of my favorite poets is the Lebanese Christian Kahlil Gibran, author of the spiritual classic titled The […]
Read More Kahlil Gibran, Jesus, and the Human FamilyReadings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year B – Track 1 – Proper 4) 1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20) Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Mark 2:23-3:6 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Sunday June 2, 2024. After the 40 days of Lent, the 50 days of Eastertide and the thrill of […]
Read More Getting Things in Order during Ordinary TimeReadings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year B) Acts 4:5-12 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Psalm 23 This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Good Shepherd Sunday April 21, 2024. On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we continue reading through the First Epistle of St. John, who is the traditional author of […]
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