A sermon preached at the Crown Court Church of Scotland in London, England August 4, 2024 Introduction to worship I haven’t paid as close attention to the Olympics as I wish I could have, but watching the women’s gymnastics competition, I was thinking about the 2021 olympics, when Simone Biles, one of the greatest gymnasts…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California July 7, 2024 Introduction to Worship Today we are beginning a sermon series through the Book of Daniel. It tells the story of some noble-born boys from Israel who become spoils of war and are taken from Jerusalem to Babylon and trained to be…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church June 2, 2024 Introduction to Worship The Westminster Shorter Catechism, one of our foundational documents in our Book of Confessions, asks this question: Q: What is the chief end of humanity? A: Our chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Today we’ll be talking about…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA May 12, 2024 Introduction to Worship Good morning. Thank you for joining us this morning for worship, both in person and online. Today is Mother’s Day. And for everyone who celebrates today, we celebrate with you. And for everyone for whom this day is…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church April 7, 2024 Acts 3:1-16 Introduction to Worship: This morning we are beginning a sermon series on what it is to be Resurrection People. One on level, resurrection does not make sense to us. The people we know die, and we do not see them again this side…
An Easter sermon at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California March 31, 2024 Introduction to Worship: Good morning and welcome to worship at Calvary. I don’t know about you, but many of my friends are not religious. Or, I should say, they are formerly religious. And I’m professionally religious, which leads to interesting conversations.…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California March 17, 2024 Introduction to Worship Today in worship, as we wrap up our Lenten sermon series on Planting Peace, we’ll be talking about active nonviolent resistance. If you’re familiar with the work of Martin Luther King, Jr and his leadership in the Civil…
Introduction to Worship: Good morning and welcome to worship at Calvary Presbyterian Church. We are glad that you are here. We’re continuing our Lenten sermon series Planting Peace and Sowing Shalom. Working for peace can seem like a tall order. And so as we think about how to live authentic and peaceable lives in what…
Yesterday, I had the honor to preach at the memorial service for a woman who was a lifeline for me in college, and a mentor until the day she died. Those of us who were shaped by her, challenged by her, loved by her, and taught by her will forever walk differently in the world.…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA Feb 18, 2024 Introduction to Worship Today we’ll hear a story from the Book of Ephesians about Christ being our cornerstone. When Calvary was founded, 170 years ago this summer, the cornerstone was laid in a very different world, and not even at this…
Glass Overflowing 