Psalm 82 and the Fall of the Little Gods

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 7/13/25, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Psalm 82 & Deuteronomy 30:9-14. 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 It’s easy to feel out of …

Fear of Freedom: Why We Resist Real Change

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 6/22/25, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Luke 8:26-39. 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 In our reading this morning from Luke, I find …

One Spirit, One Body: Understanding Pentecost

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 6/8/25, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Acts 2:1-21. 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 Today is Pentecost Sunday, often called the birthday of …

God Can Work With This

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 5/25/25, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5. 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 Sometimes it seems like civilization was a mistake. …

Yes, It Really Happened.

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 4/20/25, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Luke 24. 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 Jesus Christ is alive. Jesus is not in the …

Time’s Up. The Day of Visitation is Here

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 4/13/25, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Luke 19:28-48. 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 Today is Palm Sunday. It’s the beginning of Holy …