Sermons

In writing this sermon, I am indebted to Debie Thomas of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, CA, for her article “Not One Stone” which can be found at https://www.journeywithjesus.net/essays/2010-not-one-stone In 2016, American social justice activist and author Adrienne Maree Brown wrote this about the emerging Black Lives Matter movement and the increasing awareness … read

“If God had been there, then…” As people of faith, at some point or another, we are going to say those words. We lose something – the pandemic hits and we lose a graduation, a Christmas Eve, a long-planned trip. We lose someone – cancer strikes, or the virus, or our beloved just doesn’t wake … read

Last week a post on Facebook caught my eye.  Written by Sharad Yadav, a guy in Portland whom I’ve never met, he lists his reason for why people should consider joining a church.  As I read it, I remembered that I was preaching on this story about James’ and John’s outrageous request, and that today … read

This week I read an essay about COVID’s destruction of so many of our systems and foundations and what that destruction has uncovered. I found it fascinating—not only in the author’s observations but also in the metaphor it provided. Destruction is painful and traumatic, and yet it might enable us to see what we have … read