A sermon preached on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Los Altos, CA.  The Gospel. St. Matt. xviii. 21. PETER said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy […]

On Sunday, July 22, 2018, Father Steve Macias celebrated Holy Communion and offered a homily reflecting on the collect and readings appointed for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity.  Sermon snippet: There is here a principle that is important for us to remember, our Lord never gives us knowledge without responsibility. For him to say, “Beware of […]

Malachi 2:14-17 Trinity XX October 29, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church “Where is the God of Judgment?” This morning’s lesson is from the final and concluding Book of the Old Testament – Malachi! Whenever reading the Prophecy of Malachi, as we did together this morning, a melancholy tone is felt throughout – a deep grief […]

Job 24:1-17 Trinity XIX October 22, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church “Why?” The Book of Job is about a man who walked in truth and righteousness – yet was subjected by the Ancient of Days to suffering… for a season and for a reason. The setting of the Book of Job was the Land of […]

Proverbs 2:1-9 Trinity XVIII October 15, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church “The LORD Giveth Wisdom” Our Old Testament Lesson this morning is from the Book of Proverbs – which is, of course, all about wisdom. Please consider seven observations on wisdom offered to preserve us in our pilgrimage to the Celestial City. First, the world […]

Jeremiah 13:15-21 Trinity XVII October 8, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church “Sit Down” There are several ways in which to phrase the words “Sit down.” E.g., friendship: Come on in out of the heat and sit down and cool off. Or, concern: Please sit down… I have something I need to tell you. And then […]

Isaiah 12:1-6 Trinity XVI October 1, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church “With Joy” What an uplifting lesson before us this morning! We have traveled through all but the remaining 8 weeks of the Trinity Season – a season of spiritual growth – and here the Almighty places before us this special message of “joy” to […]

Exodus 2:1-22 Trinity XV September 24, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church “The Benefits of Struggling” We think we’ve got problems! We might want to put ourselves in Moses’ sandals for just a moment! Think about the problems he faced… and which he overcame by faith! And the Scriptures are very clear that it was through […]

Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20 Trinity XII September 3, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church   “Responsibility”   Our Intertestamental Lesson from Ecclesiasticus this morning deals with something important to God — human responsibility… The doctrine of “human responsibility” is surely one of the foundation stones of Christian social order.   At its simplest level, human responsibility asks: Are […]

Isaiah 26:12-16, 19 Trinity XI August 27, 2017 St. Paul’s Anglican Church   “First Things First”   First things first… you’ll avoid the worst. First things last… disaster comes fast!   Growing up in rural Oregon in the 1950s, I learned early on — loud and clear — that “first things” come first.  Animals, for […]