The Snark Factor (video and text)
[Preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA on 1/26/2014. Video available here: “Has Christ been divided into parts?” This verse from our reading today in Paul’s first letter to the…
Counting Money in the Temple
Just recently I read about a church pastor who conducted a church’s stewardship campaign without ever mentioning money. I was astounded at this. Why would a minister/pastor/priest balk at asking…
Sermon on Christmas Day: Slouching Toward Bethlehem (video)
Preached on Christmas Day, 2013, at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA. A video version of this can be found on YouTube. Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7 Luke 2:1-14
Sermon on Christmas Day: Slouching Toward Bethlehem (text)
[An approximate version of what was preached at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, on December 25, 2013.] Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7 Luke 2:1-14 Holy people, full of grace, the Lord is…
Sermón: Milagros ocurren todo el tiempo
Vivimos en una época en la que parece absurdo creer en los milagros. Vivimos en una época científica en la que se encuentra la verdad sólo en hechos verificables y…
Sermón: ¿Podemos empezar de nuevo?
[Predicado el 8 de diciembre, 2013 en la Iglesia Todos los Santos en Pasadena, CA] Hay una tendencia en algunas partes de la iglesia a evitar pensar en el Adviento…
Sermon: Can we start over?
[Preached in Spanish on Dec. 8, 2013 at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA] There is a tendency in some parts of the Church to avoid thinking of Advent as a…
Does God Get Angry?
So I was listening to Mozart’s Requiem a while back, and I couldn’t help wondering whether God gets angry. “Dies irae” (the day of wrath) are the first words of…
“How long will women’s ordination last?”
“Last?” I asked the woman. “Did you say, ‘How long will it last?’” After three services at All Saints Church today (two with the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, the Very…
Sermon: Jesus is our Gatorade
(Preached in Spanish at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, Nov. 13, 2013) My friends in Jesus Christ, Six years ago, I ran my first marathon—the California International Marathon in Sacramento.…
Sermón: Jesús es nuestro Gatorade
Predicado a la Iglesia Todos los Santos el 17 de noviembre, 2013 Mis amigos y amigas in Jesucristo: Hace seis años, corrí mi primer maratón – el Maratón Internacional de…
Sermon: “A New Covenant: Hope for Immigrants”
(Preached in Spanish at All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, Oct. 20, 2013) Texts: Jeremiah 31:27-34 Luke 18:1-8 My friends in Jesus Christ, There are moments in history in which justice…
Sermon: “Una nueva alianza: Esperanza para los inmigrantes”
(Predicado a la iglesia Todos los Santos el 20 de octubre, 2013) Textos: Jeremías 31:27-34 Lucas 18:1-8 Mis amigos y amigas en Jesucristo, Hay momentos en la historia en que…
The Spiritual Practice of Empathy
[Preached in Spanish on September 29, 2013, at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA] Luke 16:19-31 This story today about the rich man and Lazarus demonstrates the problem with a…
Gospel on the Ground 