This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 11/09/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Jeremiah 29:1-14. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now This is how Jerusalem was captured: in the ninth …
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This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 10/27/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Job 42:1-6, Mark 10:46-52. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now I don’t know what the editors of …
Read more “From Suffering to Sight: Job, Bartimaeus, and the Faces of God”
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 10/13/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now Having heard our gospel reading this morning, …
Read more “Can We Follow Jesus Without Giving Everything Away?”
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 9/22/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: James 3:13-4:10; Mark 9:30-37. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now I struggle with being a Christian. I …
Read more “The Basis of the Quaker Peace Testimony: James and the Cross”
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 8/25/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Ephesians 6:10-20 & John 6:56-69. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now Our scripture readings this morning – …
Read more “From Cannibalism to Communion: A Quaker Perspective”
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 8/11/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: 1 Kings 19:1-18. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now This morning’s scripture passage is a Quaker favorite. …
Read more “Quaker Faith and the Still, Small Voice: Lessons from Elijah”
This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 7/28/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: 2 Samuel 11:1-15; 2 Samuel 12:1-7a. You can listen to the audio, or keeping scrolling to read my manuscript. (The spoken sermon differs from the written text.) Listen to Sermon Now This is a tough set …
Read more “From Patriarchy to Equality: A Quaker Perspective on David and Bathsheba”