From Cannibalism to Communion: A Quaker Perspective

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 – …

Quaker Faith and the Still, Small Voice: Lessons from Elijah

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. …

From Patriarchy to Equality: A Quaker Perspective on David and Bathsheba

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 …

What is Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit?

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 6/9/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  1 Samuel 8:4-20 & 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 & Mark 3:20-359. 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 …

Jesus: Catalyst of God

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 5/26/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  Romans 8:12-17 & John 3:1-17. 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, with these scriptures we’ve …

We Are Part of Something Greater

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 5/12/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  John 17:6-19. 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 For the last few weeks, we’ve been reading through …

Have You Been Pruned?

This is a sermon that I preached on Sunday, 4/28/24, at Berkeley Friends Church. The scripture reading for this sermon was:  John 15:1-8. 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 reading this morning from the Gospel of John …