Preaching in a Foreign Tongue
In my position at All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, I preach in Spanish once or sometimes twice a month. It’s a language I love but do not speak fluently…
Opening Doors to Heaven
Click here to see the video of the sermon I preached at All Saints Church on August 24, 2014. Texts: Isaiah 51:1-6 Matthew 16:13-20
Whose God Is It Anyway?
Click here to see the video of the sermon I preached at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on July 20, 2014. Readings: Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:12-25…
Liberation for the little ones
My brothers and sisters in Christ, The story we just heard about Abraham and Isaac is one of the most troubling stories in the Bible. The passage from the Book…
Liberación para los más pequeños
La historia que acabamos de escuchar de Abraham e Isaac es una de las historias más inquietantes de la Biblia. El pasaje del libro del Génesis representa un Dios que…
The Ear of Malchus; or, the Unknown Known
Video of meditation preached on Good Friday, 2014 at All Saints Church, Pasadena
The Unknown Known: Meditation on Good Friday
Is there a balm in Gilead? If we were to ask the imperial powers of this world, then the answer would be no. I just saw a documentary film about…
The Easter Bunny, Resurrection, and Jesus
Many years ago on a spring morning, I was hustling my daughter and me through our morning routine: she needed to get to preschool, and I needed to get to…
“We wish to see Jesus”
“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” These are the words of the Greeks who have come to the Festival of the Passover in Jerusalem. They have seen Jesus riding his…
Aprender a Amar la Cuaresma
Mis hermanos y hermanas en Jesucristo, los invito a este santo tiempo de Cuaresma con esta confesión incómoda: Nunca me ha gustado la Cuaresma. Sé que muchos de ustedes consideran…
Ash Wednesday: Learning to Love Lent
[Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA in English and Spanish Isaiah 58: 1-12 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21] My brothers and sisters in Christ, I invite you to this holy season…
“Do you think God wants you to be miserable?”
Ecclesiasticus 15:15-21 Matthew 5:21-37 Rules, rules, rules. All the readings today are about following God’s commandments, and the general message of them is, if we follow God’s rules and God’s…
“¿Crees que Dios quiere que seas miserable?”
Ecclesiasticus 15:15-21 Matthew 5:21-37 Reglas, reglas , reglas. Todas las lecturas de hoy son acerca de seguir los mandamientos de Dios. El mensaje general de ellos es , si seguimos…
Senioritis
Anybody who is in their last year of an academic program has probably been afflicted by senioritis: an inflammation of the spirit that causes itching, irritation and restlessness among people…
Gospel on the Ground 