Readings for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15 – Year C – Track 2) Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 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 […]
Read More PAX ROMANA vs. God’s ShalomReadings for the First Sunday after the Epiphany – The Baptism of Our Lord (Year C) Isaiah 43:1-7 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Psalm 29 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 […]
Read More Friendship through the FireReadings 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, […]
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