David Peters
David W. Peters is the author of Death Letter: God, Sex, and War (Tactical 16) and Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People Who Have Been to Hell and Back (Church Publishing). He currently serves as the Vicar of the Pflugerville, Texas, Church Plant in the Diocese of Texas. Find him on Twitter @dvdpeters.
Sermons and Bible Studies
Bible Study: Proper 18 (A) – 2020
Exodus 12:1-14 Not only are there cooking directions, there’s even a dress code and disposal instructions. Sandals on, loins girded and a staff in hand – seems like an easy enough […]
Estudio Bíblico: Propio 18 (A) – 2020
Éxodo 12:1-14 Después de leer este texto, me imagino estar hojeando el más reciente libro impreso eclesiástico de normas de recaudación de dinero para las renovaciones del salón parroquial. Tras […]
Becoming Children Again, Christmas Day (I) – December 25, 2019
Download our 2019 compilation of Advent and Christmas sermons here. [RCL]: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14(15-20) Christmas is always better with children around. There is something in […]
Freedom, Proper 8 (C) – 2019
[RCL]: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1,13-25; Luke 9:51-62 It may surprise us that the word “freedom” is not once found in our Declaration of Independence, the […]
Stars, Feast of the Epiphany – 2019
Long before telescopes and computers, people named the stars and charted their long journeys through the heavens. These early stargazers noticed patterns and consistency in their movements. Perhaps we can […]
Touch, Epiphany 5 (B) – 2018
In the 1st Century world of Jesus, sick people only had a few options. The first thing they could do was try a folk remedy. These varied from sensible potions […]
Arrested, Epiphany 3 (B) – 2018
“After John was arrested.” This line should arrest us where we stand. John’s arrest happens just moments after John the Baptizer baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River and Jesus is […]
Bible Study: Proper 18 (A) – 2017
Exodus 12:1-14 Not only are there cooking directions, there’s even a dress code and disposal instructions. Sandals on, loins girded and a staff in hand – seems like an easy enough […]
Leaks, Proper 16 (A) 2017
[RCL] Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 “You promise you won’t tell anyone?” is usually the preface of a juicy story. It means someone trusts us, wants to […]
Bible Study: Easter Day (A) – 2017
Acts 10:34-43 Imagine a science-fiction scenario for Easter 2017. All the pulpits of Christendom become ‘Time and Space portals.’ The preachers who step into all the pulpits around the world […]
Estudio Bíblico: Propio 18 (A) – 2014
Éxodo 12:1-14 Después de leer este texto, me imagino estar hojeando el más reciente libro impreso eclesiástico de normas de recaudación de dinero para las renovaciones del salón parroquial. Tras […]
Bible Study: Proper 21 (C) – 2016
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 In our passage today, we hear about a besieged city. Jeremiah is told by God to buy land. He buys it for 30 pieces of silver, a […]
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