top of page
Search


The De-Sacralization of Space and Time
No, not a reversal of a condition of the L5 vertebra of the spine. Bigger than that. The concept has been around longer than the...

fathermark
Feb 15, 20234 min read


The Word, part 4: The Last Word
And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end...” (Revelation 21:6) To get the last word in an...

fathermark
Jan 19, 20234 min read


The Word, part 3: The Word in the Church's Witness
You learn a lot about people by the words they speak. Are their words true? Are they good? Are they effectual – does what they say...

fathermark
Dec 31, 20223 min read


The Word, part 2: The Word Made Flesh
Words can clarify. Words can obscure. But words rightly spoken are words that build shalom – they contribute to the flourishing of the...

fathermark
Dec 14, 20223 min read


The Word, part 1: The First Word
Words. It's almost impossible – okay, I'll say that it is impossible – for anyone reading this to imagine human life without words. We...

fathermark
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Praying for the Royals
No, not the baseball team. The royal family of England. When Queen Elizabeth died a few weeks ago, I added two prayers to our Sunday...

fathermark
Oct 13, 20223 min read


What are you doing here?
Sometimes you read something and you end up with more questions than you had before you read it. What you read was good and helpful, but...

fathermark
Jun 2, 20224 min read


Drink This Cup
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation...

fathermark
Jun 1, 20226 min read


In Jesus' Name
It's more familiar to us than you might think. We are actually quite accustomed to people doing things in the name of others. It...

fathermark
May 27, 20223 min read


Belonging
We are something of a counter-cultural community. One of our church's mission tag lines is 'Share Community.' Our others, for the...

fathermark
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Coup de Grȃce
Okay, I admit it. I'm a bit of a sap for seeing pictures of grace in all sorts of places. Take for instance the ending of the movie...

fathermark
Mar 25, 20224 min read


We Won't Let Hatred Grow
As is often noted, music is a powerful and persuasive communicator. It has a way of getting around and behind our defenses without our...

fathermark
Mar 23, 20223 min read


From CRT to JRT (from Critical Race Theory to Joyful Race Truth)
Critical Race Theory has been quite the stir during the whole pandemic period: race defined along justice lines – oppressors and...

fathermark
Feb 28, 20224 min read


The Dangers of Re-entry
History is replete with religiously minded folks that went off the deep end. Just to name a few from the last 50 or 60 years, we could...

fathermark
Feb 18, 20224 min read


Wine of Cleansing
One of the typical Epiphany Gospel readings is from John 2 – the miracle at the wedding in Cana of Galilee. You know the one – where...

fathermark
Jan 30, 20223 min read


Manifestations of the Divine
Epiphany. The season between Christmas and Lent. The actual Feast of the Epiphany was this past Thursday – it's always on January 6th. ...

fathermark
Jan 9, 20223 min read


Not Losing Our Story
Historically, the Church has found that the greatest way to spread the faith and maintain the faith is to tell the story. And...

fathermark
Jan 4, 20223 min read


Leaven
Jesus told another parable about the Kingdom. He compared its workings to the working of leaven. This parable is similar to the mustard...

fathermark
Dec 22, 20212 min read


Mustard Seeds
The mustard seed. It's a very tiny seed, but it grows to be a large shrub or even a tree in warmer climates. When Jesus told the...

fathermark
Dec 21, 20212 min read


On Being Called Home
People away on long business trips. Lonely college students near the holidays. Military personnel deployed on combat duty. Homesick...

fathermark
Nov 10, 20212 min read
bottom of page


