Father Bill reflects on revelation: "The light doesn't just brighten what we already know. It widens our horizon."

The texts for the day (Epiphany 3A) are Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 5-13; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; and Matthew 4:12-23. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on January 25, 2026.

Father Bill reflects on being beloved: "Belovedness is not an achievement but a gift, not a reward but an identity, not conditional but utterly, radically given."

The texts for the day (Epiphany 1A) are Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; and Matthew 3:13-17. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on January 11, 2026.

Father Bill reflects on the continuing revelation of Incarnation: "God rejoices over human lives not as problems to be solved,

but as beauty to be cherished."

The texts for the day (Christmas 1A) are Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 147:13-21; Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7; and John 1:1-18. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

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

Father Bill reflects on the fierce joy of the Magnificat: "The promises Mary carried in her body become the ministry Jesus embodies in the world."

The texts for the day (Advent 3, Year A) are Isaiah 35:1-10, Canticle 15 (Book of Common Prayer), James 5:7-10, and Matthew 11:2-11. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

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

Father Bill reflects on the merciful fire that creates space for beauty: "God's fire is the heat of holy love, setting us free from whatever keeps us bound."

The texts for the day (Advent 2, Year A) are Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; and Matthew 3:1-12. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

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

Father Bill reflects on the beginning of the Church year in darkness: "Advent is God's reminder that the world is soaked in possibility."

The texts for the day (Advent 1, Year A) are: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; and Matthew 24:36-44.
Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 30, 2025.

Father Bill reflects on the sovereignty of Christ: "A true king reigns not from above, but from among.

The texts for the day are from the Revised Common Lectionary for the Feast of Christ the King (Proper 29, Year C, Track 2): Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; and Luke 23:33-43. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 23, 2025.

Father Bill reflects on endurance, "the steady, embodied holiness of not giving up on goodness."

The texts for the day are from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 28, Year C (Track 2): Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; and Luke 21:5-19. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 16, 2025.