“And who is my neighbor?” Caring for our neighbors north of the 210
(Preached in Spanish at our 1 p.m. Spanish service at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on July 14, 2013. Posted in English at parishioners’ request.) My friends in Christ,…
Category: Sermons
Sermon on Easter Vigil, 2013
What would you say to someone who does not believe? What would you say to someone who does not believe the most amazing thing that has ever happened? This is…
Lazarus Is Alive!
(This sermon was preached on March 17, 2013 at Christ Church, Bronxville, NY, and posted at the request of a parishioner.) My friends in Christ, I find the Gospel reading…
We Have Fouled Our Nest: Sermon on Last Epiphany
(Preached at Christ Church Bronxville on 2/10/2013) My friends in Christ, Peter is my favorite disciple. On the one hand, he is utterly devoted to Jesus. But on the other…
Looking on the Heart: Sermon on August 26, 2012 (text and audio)
Preached at Grace Church, Millbrook, NY, August 26, 2012. Texts: Joshua 24: 1-2, 14-18 Psalm 34-15-22 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 Audio link: Leadership_sermon My friends in Christ, it is a…
Manna Falling from Heaven: Sermon on Pentecost 11, Max’s Baptism (audio)
Here is the audio file of the sermon that I preached at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Pearl River, NY on the occasion of baby Max’s baptism. (The shortness of…
Sermon on 3 Epiphany, 2012
[This sermon was preached in New Haven, CT in January, 2012, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, a historically black church with an illustrious history of discipleship and ministry.] In 2006,…
Sermon (Audio): Transition Time
I preached this sermon at my sponsoring parish of St. Francis Episcopal Church of Fair Oaks, California on April 22, 2012. Our congregation’s rector, the Rev. Marcia Engblom, died suddenly…
Sermon: “How can I face such slaughter and be cool?”
(Preached at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, a historically black church with an illustrious history of discipleship and ministry in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 25, 2012, and posted at the request…
A Terrible Beauty: Sermon on Good Friday, 2011
(This sermon was preached at the 7:30 p.m. Good Friday service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Hartford, CT. The congregation was seated in the round around a display of three…
Gospel on the Ground 