Jazzy Bostock
The Rev. Jazzy Bostock is a kanaka mail woman and serves two communities in Wai’anae on the west side of Oahu, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church and Maluhia Lutheran Church. She and her wife have two boys, Theo, 5, and Sam, 1, a garden, some chickens, bees, a cat and a dog. She loves to garden, cook, laugh, and be barefoot.
Sermons and Bible Studies
On Being Blessed, Proper 6 (A) – June 14, 2026
[RCL] Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7); Psalm 116:1,10-17; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8,(9-23) This morning’s readings invite us to think about the nature of blessing: what it means to bless and to be blessed. Now the word “blessing” is tricky—we often use it as a stand-in for good luck or material goods. We talk about being blessed with a parking […]
Rejoice in the Finding, Proper 19 (C) – 2025
[RCL] Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 In these parables, we almost always look at the lost sheep or the lost coin. We imagine ourselves as the one lost and Jesus leaving all the others to find us. Or perhaps we imagine ourselves as part of the obedient flock, the ones […]
Mary’s Anointing, Lent 5 (C) – 2025
[RCL] Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Before we dig into our gospel story today, let’s go back a few chapters. Let’s go back and remember the death of Lazarus. And remember his sisters’ grief. When Jesus finally makes it back to Bethany to see about this death, he is met with an […]
The Good Shepherd, Easter 4 (B) – 2024
[RCL] Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 The word “shepherd” comes through strongly this morning. We hear the word a total of seven times, and it’s a familiar image – Jesus as a shepherd is frequently depicted in scripture and art. Psalm 23 is the most familiar psalm, with people often turning […]
Adaptation, Maundy Thursday – 2024
[RCL] Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14; Psalm 116:1, 10-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 There’s a theory you may have heard about – hedonic adaptation. Basically, it means we get used to the circumstances of our lives – and return to our baseline happiness. Here’s an example – You fantasize about buying a new car […]
Proximate, Proper 5 (A) – 2023
[RCL] Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy, which is now a movie, if you’re not the book-reading type, tells people that what called him into his work was “getting proximate.” Stevenson works with prisoners who are on death row – work he was introduced to in […]
Confusion, Lent 4 (A) – 2023
[RCL] 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 This morning’s gospel reading is full of confusion. We have the event itself – Jesus spitting into dirt to make mud, and smearing it all over a blind man’s face. But after that, we have a veritable pandemonium – no one can seem to figure […]
What’s in a Name?, Proper 7 (C) – 2022
[RCL] 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a; Psalm 42 and 43; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 In the 1590s, William Shakespeare penned the line, “What’s in a name?” as part of a longer soliloquy that Juliet speaks to herself. She discovers Romeo’s family name and is dismayed – the Montagues and the Capulets have been feuding for […]
Our Refuge, Tuesday in Holy Week – 2022
[RCL] Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 71:1-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; John 12:20-36 There’s a song by Michael Joncas called On Eagle’s Wings. Part of the lyrics read: “You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,who abide in His shadow for life,say to the Lord, “My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!”And He will raise you […]
Green Thumbs, Proper 6 (B) – 2021
RCL: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; Psalm 20; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, [11-13],14-17; Mark 4:26-34 Have you ever known one of those people with eternally green thumbs? You know, the person who seems to walk by, and plants just naturally perk up? The person whose yard is an explosion of color; whose orchid is perpetually in bloom; whose […]
Closeness, Monday in Holy Week – 2021
RCL: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 36:5-11; Hebrews 9:11-15; John 12:1-11 This story of anointing, fragrance, intimacy, and risk – it’s a hard story not to love. And, this year, it seems particularly poignant – a reminder to hold those you love close, for we do not know how much time we have together. This year has […]
Bible Study: Christmas Day (II) – 2020
RCL: Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20 The Shepherds Dear people of God – Happy Christmas! After a long Advent, here we are – hearing the well-worn story of Jesus coming into the world. Hearing, again, the hope of the light which breaks into the least likely of places. And, no matter […]
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