Seven “First” Words

Readings for Easter Sunday (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on April 5, 2026. Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! There’s a popular Good Friday service called the “Seven Last Words” which includes meditations and musical reflections on the last words and phrases spoken by Jesus […]

St. Francis and Sister Death

Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka on Sunday March 22, 2026. “Well, everything dies, baby, that’s a fact / But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.” These are lyrics from the song “Atlantic City” by Bruce Springsteen, whose biopic I watched as I flew […]

Children of the Resurrection

Readings for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27 – Year C – Track 2) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on November 9, 2025. There’s a song titled “Children of the Revolution” by a 70s glam rock band named T Rex, a band that our deceased beloved parishioner Rex White particularly […]

Lost in Wonder

Readings for Easter Sunday (Year C) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on April 20, 2025. Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Happy Easter, everyone! Today we celebrate the mystery and miracle at the heart of our Christian faith, a mystery that fills us with hope and joy […]

Death, Be Not Proud

Readings for Easter Sunday (Year B) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on Easter Sunday March 31, 2024. Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Christos anesti! Alithos anesti! Christus surréxit! Surréxit vere! Alleluia! Easter Sunday is the day that gives meaning to all other days. Without Easter, there […]