Episodios

  • The Life That Is Really Life
    Sep 28 2025

    Father Bill reflects on the link between creation and justice: "The poor man Lazarus is the earth itself, lying at our gate."

    The texts for this week are Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; and Luke 16:19-31. They are drawn from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 21, Year C (Track 2). Full texts are available at The Lectionary Page.

    Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on Sunday, September 28, 2025.

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    10 m
  • The Defective Manager and the "Sun"day Gifts
    Sep 21 2025

    Ched Myers and Rose Berger reflect on a challenging parable and, on the fall equinox, the gifts of the sun, as part of our ongoing celebration of Season of Creation. The texts for this week are from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 20, Year C (Track 2): Amos 8:4-7, Psalm 113, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and Luke 16:1-13.

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    18 m
  • The Tree of Life
    Sep 14 2025

    Father Bill reflects on the Cross: “Redemption is not only a past event. It is a living rhythm, God’s pulse moving in all things.”

    The texts for this Sunday are drawn from the Revised Common Lectionary for Holy Cross Day, Year C: Isaiah 45:21-25, Psalm 98, Philippians 2:5-11, and John 12:31-36a. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

    Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on September 14, 2025.

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    12 m
  • Choose Life
    Sep 7 2025

    Father Bill reflects on discipleship in the Season of Creation: "Our life in God cannot be separated form our life with the soil, the waters, and the generations yet to come."

    Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on September 7, 2025.

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    8 m
  • The Dignity of Labor, The Banquet of God
    Sep 1 2025

    Father Bill reflects on the place of those who labor in Jesus' vision of God's Reign as "a banquet where the overlooked and overworked are at the center, not the margins."

    Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on August 31, 2025.

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    7 m
  • Standing Tall on the Sabbath
    Aug 24 2025

    Father Bill reflects on the healing gift of sabbath: "Sabbath is God's weekly revolution..."

    The texts for this Sunday are drawn from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 15, Year C, Track 2: Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; and Luke 13:10-17. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

    Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, CA) on Sunday, August 24, 2025.

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    10 m
  • The Word That Burns
    Aug 17 2025

    Father Bill reflects on God's purifying fire that brings new life: "The presence of God exposes the landscape of our hearts..."

    The texts for this Sunday are drawn from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 15, Year C, Track 2: Jeremiah 23:23–29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29–12:2; and Luke 12:49–56. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

    Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, CA) on Sunday, August 17, 2025.

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    11 m
  • Faith That Walks
    Aug 10 2025

    Father Bill reflects on faith: "Fear freezes us, but faith moves us."

    The texts for this Sunday are drawn from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 14, Year C, Track 2: Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; and Luke 12:32-40. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

    Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, CA) on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

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    10 m