A St. Francis Sermon by the Rev. Ernie Lewis
October 2, 2022 Scripture: Luke 17:5-10 (This sermon is presented in audio form only.)
October 2, 2022 Scripture: Luke 17:5-10 (This sermon is presented in audio form only.)
Sept 25, 2022 Text: Luke 16:19-31 A couple of weeks ago, the business world went wild over the news that the founder of Patagonia is handing over his $3 billion company to a trust that will fight climate change. Yvon Chouinard essentially gave away…
September 18, 2022 Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 I will admit that when I opened the lectionary to check out the readings for this week, I thought Oh, great . . . this parable. The one that has challenged me since my first bible study. The…
September 11, 2022 Scripture: Luke 15:1-10 This fall, thousands of families took part in the annual ritual of dropping a child off for their first year of college. My husband John and I were among the throng, dealing with all the complicated logistics and…
Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostJeremiah 18: 1-11Psalm139:1-5,12-17Luke 14: 25-33 “When Christ calls a man (or woman), he bids him (or her) come and die.” Those are the staggering words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor and theologian in the Confessing Church in pre-World War II…
August 28, 2022 The Ven. Margaret Grayden At the height of summer here in Northern California, in the midst of what scientists say is the worst megadrought in 1,200 years, the Prophet Jeremiah’s contrast between the living water of a river or spring and…
August 21, 2022Luke 13: 10-17The Rev. Deborah Hawkins Sabbath. Who needs it? Years ago one Sunday this congregation had a visitor from St. Gregory of Nyssa, in San Francisco. She taught us a liturgical dance to do as we left the service that morning. …
July 31, 2022Luke 12:13-21The Rev. Deborah HawkinsTitle: Bigger barns Today we hear a parable about a rich farmer. He is a land owner who has had a good crop. We don’t know why. Probably he is a good farmer who works hard and learns…
July 24, 2022Proper 12, year C, track 1Deborah HawkinsTitle: “How much more” Teach us how to pray, someone asked. Do we hold our hands like this or like this? Should we kneel or stand or sit? What are the best ways to address God? We…
Sermon for Proper 11B July 17, 2022 Texts: Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52, Luke 10:38-42 I was born just two years before the first Earth Day and three years before the publication of that timeless environmental classic: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. Now, if you don’t…