You Don’t Have to Earn It

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 05/25/26, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Acts 2:1-22. Listen to Sermon Now I love the story of Pentecost. The coming of the Holy Spirit. The creation of the church in Jerusalem. That moment when the Holy Spirit gathered the many disciples…

The Pillar of Fire Is Still Moving

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 04/28/26, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Ezekiel 34:1-16; John 10:1-16. Listen to Sermon Now A very long time ago, God called Abraham. God appeared to him and told him that he would be blessed with a family, even though he and…

The Rebellion We All Inherited

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 02/22/26, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 & Romans 5:12-19. Listen to Sermon Now I was a pretty weird kid. At least, I felt like I was weird. My mom definitely thought I was weird. My mom likes to…

Who Is In Charge Here?

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 02/08/26, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: 1 Corinthians 2. Listen to Sermon Now Two weeks ago, I preached on the first chapter of Paul’s first letter of the Corinthians. This morning I’m preaching on the second chapter of that same letter….

Learning to Pray With Jesus

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 7/27/25, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was: Luke 11:1-13. 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 A Silent Quaker Learns to Pray With Words When…

The Basis of the Quaker Peace Testimony: James and the Cross

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…