What We Heard Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/what-we-heard A weekly sermon podcast from Ojai, California. Grounded in scripture and open to the world, these reflections invite you to listen, wonder, and live the story. 2026 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 7bab2824-1720-593e-a9a2-788fe566c7e6 no 63953980-6ff5-11f0-a630-c5855b48b9f6 en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:00:08 -0700 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:01:20 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/cVWynVtNnlsAPvx6L8WLRFJwN5aB0TlkPir5BjVWJO4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83OWMx/MGQ1NWVjNTQyNDFh/ZDAwY2I1ZWQzNjVk/MTEzZC5wbmc.jpg What We Heard episodic St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church A weekly sermon podcast from Ojai, California. Grounded in scripture and open to the world, these reflections invite you to listen, wonder, and live the story. A weekly sermon podcast from Ojai, California. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church No No Easter Begins in the Dark 28 28 Easter Begins in the Dark full 76f71624-1b46-450c-88e9-c6afcf7cdb8c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2caf8846 Father Bill reflects on resurrection: "The stone gets rolled away not once, in a garden, two thousand years ago -- it gets rolled away wherever people show up in the dark, still hoping, still reaching, still willing to look."


The texts for Easter Sunday (Year A) are Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; and John 20:1-18. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on April 5, 2026.

]]> Father Bill reflects on resurrection: "The stone gets rolled away not once, in a garden, two thousand years ago -- it gets rolled away wherever people show up in the dark, still hoping, still reaching, still willing to look."


The texts for Easter Sunday (Year A) are Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; and John 20:1-18. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on April 5, 2026.

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 604 Father Bill reflects on resurrection: "The stone gets rolled away not once, in a garden, two thousand years ago -- it gets rolled away wherever people show up in the dark, still hoping, still reaching, still willing to look."


The texts for Easter Sunday (Year A) are Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; and John 20:1-18. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on April 5, 2026.

]]> No More Light Than Yet Imagined 27 27 More Light Than Yet Imagined full 36d8e4b5-44e8-4437-942d-d2daadb5de7d https://share.transistor.fm/s/032373d6 Father Bill reflects on spiritual sight: "The light is not something we manufacture. It is something that shines on us -- and then we are called to live from it."


The texts for the day (the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A) are 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:8-14, and John 9:1-41. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on March 15, 2026.

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The texts for the day (the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A) are 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:8-14, and John 9:1-41. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on March 15, 2026.

]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 702 Father Bill reflects on spiritual sight: "The light is not something we manufacture. It is something that shines on us -- and then we are called to live from it."


The texts for the day (the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A) are 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:8-14, and John 9:1-41. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on March 15, 2026.

]]> No Born From Above 26 26 Born From Above full 1f138112-a850-4dfc-b489-104b950e7a59 https://share.transistor.fm/s/75e0ec11 Father Bill reflects on being born again: "New birth is not always sudden or dramatic. For most of us it is gradual, a slow awakening to the fact 

that we are already being loved into life, that the Spirit has been moving long before we thought to look for it.


The texts for the day (the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A) are Genesis 12:1–4a; Psalm 121 ; Romans 4:1–5, 13–17; and John 3:1–17. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on March 1, 2026.

]]> Father Bill reflects on being born again: "New birth is not always sudden or dramatic. For most of us it is gradual, a slow awakening to the fact 

that we are already being loved into life, that the Spirit has been moving long before we thought to look for it.


The texts for the day (the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A) are Genesis 12:1–4a; Psalm 121 ; Romans 4:1–5, 13–17; and John 3:1–17. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on March 1, 2026.

]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 528 Father Bill reflects on being born again: "New birth is not always sudden or dramatic. For most of us it is gradual, a slow awakening to the fact 

that we are already being loved into life, that the Spirit has been moving long before we thought to look for it.


The texts for the day (the Second Sunday in Lent, Year A) are Genesis 12:1–4a; Psalm 121 ; Romans 4:1–5, 13–17; and John 3:1–17. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on March 1, 2026.

]]> No When Light Breaks Through 25 25 When Light Breaks Through full 7a4f4bdc-55aa-42a2-9f71-e1d9351a1d79 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f69fec0a Father Bill reflects on the Transfiguration: "The spiritual life is not about manufacturing light. It is about uncovering the light already burning within us."

The texts for the day (The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A) are Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; and Matthew 17:1-9.
Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 15, 2026.

]]> Father Bill reflects on the Transfiguration: "The spiritual life is not about manufacturing light. It is about uncovering the light already burning within us."

The texts for the day (The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A) are Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; and Matthew 17:1-9.
Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 15, 2026.

]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 633 Father Bill reflects on the Transfiguration: "The spiritual life is not about manufacturing light. It is about uncovering the light already burning within us."

The texts for the day (The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Year A) are Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:16-21; and Matthew 17:1-9.
Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 15, 2026.

]]> No You Are Light 24 24 You Are Light full f34b25e1-6218-4d37-b23b-85b9d16106c8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/af271726 Father Bill reflects on being the light of the world: "Light is not the goal. Light is the consequence."

The texts for the day (Epiphany 5A) are Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; and Matthew 5:13-20.
Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 8, 2026.

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The texts for the day (Epiphany 5A) are Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; and Matthew 5:13-20.
Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 8, 2026.

]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 715 Father Bill reflects on being the light of the world: "Light is not the goal. Light is the consequence."

The texts for the day (Epiphany 5A) are Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; and Matthew 5:13-20.
Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 8, 2026.

]]> No What Do We Do? 23 23 What Do We Do? full eac64a50-e3e9-402b-8eed-022601f1c108 https://share.transistor.fm/s/46d8c052 Father Bill reflects on current unrest and beloved community: "The Beatitudes are not a list of virtues to achieve or rewards to be collected later. The are a declaration about where God's Reign is already breaking in."

The texts for the day (Epiphany 4A) are Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; and Matthew 5:1-12. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 1, 2026.

]]> Father Bill reflects on current unrest and beloved community: "The Beatitudes are not a list of virtues to achieve or rewards to be collected later. The are a declaration about where God's Reign is already breaking in."

The texts for the day (Epiphany 4A) are Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; and Matthew 5:1-12. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 1, 2026.

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 763 Father Bill reflects on current unrest and beloved community: "The Beatitudes are not a list of virtues to achieve or rewards to be collected later. The are a declaration about where God's Reign is already breaking in."

The texts for the day (Epiphany 4A) are Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; and Matthew 5:1-12. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on February 1, 2026.

]]> No Christ Is Not Divided 22 22 Christ Is Not Divided full a66a3811-a5dc-4fde-a8ae-b02a48e322ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/f8c027d2 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.

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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.

]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:22:33 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 772 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.

]]> No Beloved 21 21 Beloved full 758d49f1-26c0-4ffb-b6aa-5b9df9c29703 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ea86c0c4 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 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.

]]> Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 940 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.

]]> Renee Nicole Good; ICE shooting; Minneapolis shooting; beloved; No Christmas Is Not Over 20 20 Christmas Is Not Over full e0670ccd-574e-4439-a908-7386572d9b8e https://share.transistor.fm/s/ff26ed85 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.

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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.

]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 544 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.

]]> No Fierce Joy 19 19 Fierce Joy full a197e680-bad9-4b4a-bdd7-c779ff576c27 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd7cd69d 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.

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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.

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 572 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.

]]> No Fire That Frees Us 18 18 Fire That Frees Us full 04be7f74-78f3-4476-9dc3-36e91eb68095 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7fe26a5 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 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.

]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 691 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.

]]> No A Small Light 17 17 A Small Light full aaa2a1e0-e3ee-4931-8062-adf1d2bc13a1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c5605c0c 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.

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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.

]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 691 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.

]]> No A Throne Dug Into The Earth 16 16 A Throne Dug Into The Earth full 1aaa0892-086e-4b9d-a844-56844150d888 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e79d304 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.

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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.

]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 699 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.

]]> No Steady Work in an Unsteady World 15 15 Steady Work in an Unsteady World full 56ec1f1c-1f39-49a2-aba6-76fc57951a21 https://share.transistor.fm/s/af0550fc 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.

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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.

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:45:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 663 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.

]]> No When Love Refuses to End 14 14 When Love Refuses to End full e8130fc4-9681-4a1d-aeb7-d4067056d661 https://share.transistor.fm/s/97947fba Father Bill reflects on resurrection: "When fear takes the microphone, remember what love has already spoken."

The texts for the day are from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 27, Year C (Track 2): Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; and Luke 20:27-38. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 9, 2025.

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The texts for the day are from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 27, Year C (Track 2): Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; and Luke 20:27-38. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 9, 2025.

]]> Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:30:59 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 454 Father Bill reflects on resurrection: "When fear takes the microphone, remember what love has already spoken."

The texts for the day are from the Revised Common Lectionary for Proper 27, Year C (Track 2): Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; and Luke 20:27-38. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 9, 2025.

]]> No Rise Up, You Saints of God! 13 13 Rise Up, You Saints of God! full 1cd451e4-ce52-4795-bca4-264eb0774fd4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e11fac2c Father Bill reflects on the Feast of All Saints: "Love keeps finding a way to be embodied, to take human form again and again."

The texts for the day are Daniel 7:1-3,15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; and Luke 6:20-31. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 2, 2025.

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The texts for the day are Daniel 7:1-3,15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; and Luke 6:20-31. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 2, 2025.

]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:30:00 -0800 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 626 Father Bill reflects on the Feast of All Saints: "Love keeps finding a way to be embodied, to take human form again and again."

The texts for the day are Daniel 7:1-3,15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; and Luke 6:20-31. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on November 2, 2025.

]]> No Piercing the Clouds 12 12 Piercing the Clouds full d82aebd0-12ca-4e65-8056-6e544035e288 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5753d161 Father Bill reflects on gratitude: "When we are grateful, we are no longer the center of the story. We become part of a larger mercy already moving through the world."

The texts for the day are Sirach 35:12-17; Psalm 84 :1-6; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; and Luke 18:9-14. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 26, 2025.

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The texts for the day are Sirach 35:12-17; Psalm 84 :1-6; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; and Luke 18:9-14. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 26, 2025.

]]> Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 649 Father Bill reflects on gratitude: "When we are grateful, we are no longer the center of the story. We become part of a larger mercy already moving through the world."

The texts for the day are Sirach 35:12-17; Psalm 84 :1-6; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; and Luke 18:9-14. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 26, 2025.

]]> No Turning Toward Healing 11 11 Turning Toward Healing full 74aef312-b55f-4e8e-ab52-e84472af8cb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/297d55cd Father Bill reflects on the true nature of healing: "Our world is full of dis-ease -- not only in our bodies, but in our body politic.... We long for a cure, but what God offers is something deeper -- reconciliation."

The texts for the day are 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; and Luke 17:11-19. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 12, 2025.

]]> Father Bill reflects on the true nature of healing: "Our world is full of dis-ease -- not only in our bodies, but in our body politic.... We long for a cure, but what God offers is something deeper -- reconciliation."

The texts for the day are 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; and Luke 17:11-19. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 12, 2025.

]]> Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 627 Father Bill reflects on the true nature of healing: "Our world is full of dis-ease -- not only in our bodies, but in our body politic.... We long for a cure, but what God offers is something deeper -- reconciliation."

The texts for the day are 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; and Luke 17:11-19. Full texts can be found at The Lectionary Page.

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 12, 2025.

]]> No Windows Into God's Joy 10 10 Windows Into God's Joy full ee95232e-633d-4193-b2a7-971f724ae8a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/15493a77 Father Bill reflects on the blessing of animals at the outdoor service concluding our celebration of Season of Creation: "It is as not as if our companion animals are outside God's blessing and we are somehow bringing them in... they already shine with God's life."

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 5, 2025.

]]> Father Bill reflects on the blessing of animals at the outdoor service concluding our celebration of Season of Creation: "It is as not as if our companion animals are outside God's blessing and we are somehow bringing them in... they already shine with God's life."

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 5, 2025.

]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 187 Father Bill reflects on the blessing of animals at the outdoor service concluding our celebration of Season of Creation: "It is as not as if our companion animals are outside God's blessing and we are somehow bringing them in... they already shine with God's life."

Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on October 5, 2025.

]]> No The Life That Is Really Life 9 9 The Life That Is Really Life full 8565f5ee-805a-4d1f-a367-38b59772f102 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e951d4f7 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 609 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.

]]> No The Defective Manager and the "Sun"day Gifts 8 8 The Defective Manager and the "Sun"day Gifts full eb6318dd-35ff-4062-a9e9-f9f40346233d https://share.transistor.fm/s/f1a00079 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:17:54 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 1100 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.

]]> No The Tree of Life 7 7 The Tree of Life full 7fbe19e4-7d62-4768-9304-4f7a1f50d01d https://share.transistor.fm/s/9bb65cfa 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 696 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.

]]> No Choose Life 6 6 Choose Life full 4bf0053a-d11d-445e-b1af-113bda08c230 https://share.transistor.fm/s/35c3660a 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 507 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.

]]> No The Dignity of Labor, The Banquet of God 5 5 The Dignity of Labor, The Banquet of God full 71e55a42-f5d6-4383-8e4d-363e59a36561 https://share.transistor.fm/s/05a72e5e 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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Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, California) on August 31, 2025.

]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:24:10 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 403 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.

]]> No Standing Tall on the Sabbath 4 4 Standing Tall on the Sabbath full 09b494fe-f795-426e-9778-cc9c30b838fb https://share.transistor.fm/s/00f2abc6 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 578 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.

]]> No The Word That Burns 3 3 The Word That Burns full a67d8208-ae0e-481c-a2e8-587f8c5074aa https://share.transistor.fm/s/740b992c 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 637 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.

]]> No Faith That Walks 2 2 Faith That Walks full 7847b379-0742-4cdb-8ddd-0c14862b3872 https://share.transistor.fm/s/29286206 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0700 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 607 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.

]]> No The Fullness of a Life 1 1 The Fullness of a Life full 4d475cee-4a19-4d42-9663-5ccbb4a19627 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f1e88dd0 Father Bill reflects on this week’s readings from the Revised Common Lectionary (Proper 13, Year C, Track 2): Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; and Luke 12:13-21. Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, CA) on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

]]> Father Bill reflects on this week’s readings from the Revised Common Lectionary (Proper 13, Year C, Track 2): Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; and Luke 12:13-21. Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, CA) on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

]]> Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:24:22 -0700 The Rev’d William Knutson The Rev’d William Knutson 341 Father Bill reflects on this week’s readings from the Revised Common Lectionary (Proper 13, Year C, Track 2): Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:1-11; and Luke 12:13-21. Preached at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Ojai, CA) on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

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