Sam Lundquist

06/02/2026

Join us as we celebrate Pride with our fifth-annual Dolly Church service on June 21 at St. John's Presbyterian Church, San Francisco!

We’ll be joined by the incredible Flamy Grant and fabulous singers from the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, plus we’ll be taking a special offering for local Pride organizations across the country.

Get more details at stjohnssf.org/pride 🌈

04/30/2026

Dolly Church. Flamy Grant. June 21. 🌈

04/23/2026

When sorry’s have seemed pretty hard to come by and people think they look like weakness, apologies are still our world's healing balm.

Confession and forgiveness in a world without sorry's.

04/16/2026

What a summer working in TV news taught me about grief and lament.

What working in TV news taught me about lament.

04/14/2026

Some reflections on neighborly love and Artemis II from Sunday.

The great challenge of loving our neighbor and the great gift of Artemis II

04/10/2026

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04/07/2026

"Never in my life have I wanted resurrection to be real like I do right now." Here's my 2026 Easter sermon.

We can never give up on each other.

01/27/2026

So thrilled to be featured in this new preaching book with a Dolly Parton Pride Month sermon series! If you want a simple guide to creating Dolly Church with your community, definitely pick this up.

I am so honored and very grateful to be in the company of the remarkable preachers and writers who are part of this collection.

10/28/2025

"What if Halloween could be a cathartic moment?
Or a deep breath of freedom?
Or a chance to finally feel strong?
This Halloween, may the armor of authenticity—whatever it may look like for you—be yours."

A little piece I wrote for Unbound: The Intersections of Faith and Justice

Terror rushed through my veins. Lights flashed as a red-haired, clown-faced someone poked their head through a dark curtain. I jumped. My heart was beating out of my chest. And it wasn’t even Halloween. This was a drag show, and I was about to walk onto a tiny stage in heels for the first time. Th...

06/25/2025

Cinnamon bread gives me hope. A bit of my sermon from Dolly Church 2025.