PAX ROMANA vs. God’s Shalom

Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15 – Year C – Track 2) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on August 17, 2025. In our Gospel this morning, Jesus speaks provocatively, asking, “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but […]

Friendship through the Fire

Readings for the First Sunday after the Epiphany – The Baptism of Our Lord (Year C) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday January 12, 2025. Eleven years ago, I was ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of St. John in the Diocese of Los Angeles, a diocese that welcomed and […]

Be at Peace with One another

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, […]