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Jealous Demons and Prayer in Marriage
Lectionaries have their strengths and weaknesses. On the plus side, they make you read parts of Scripture you might not ever read or...
Fr Mark
Aug 29, 20182 min read


Relentless
I wonder how many lovers have come to the point of breakup in their relationship, only to find a rising emotional heartbreak within them...
Fr Mark
Aug 24, 20182 min read


Pieces and Crabs
A recent staff retreat forced (I am using that word a bit loosely obviously) us to spend some time walking the beach. We were supposed...
Fr Mark
Jun 11, 20182 min read


The Story that Haunts Our Stories
Up front, I will simply state that I believe in the whole metanarrative bit – the overarching story that explains our past and present,...
Fr Mark
May 18, 20183 min read


Understanding Life - at least in part
There are several places in the Bible where the choice between life and death is set before people. It’s there in the Garden of Eden...
Fr Mark
Apr 21, 20183 min read


Touch and Authority
Touch. We all need it. Some more, some less, but life without it just isn’t life. We all need physical touch, human society,...
Fr Mark
Mar 28, 20183 min read


Graves of Craving
It’s an odd practice we have of naming streets after people or historic landmarks. Or naming patches of earth after events that happened...
Fr Mark
Mar 21, 20183 min read


The love life of a really old couple
Okay, it’s not nice to call people old – especially “really old.” I don’t know how old they were, but they were no spring chickens. The...
Fr Mark
Mar 13, 20183 min read


A Royal Priesthood
I am wading through Leviticus again. What a tough book to connect with! – at any level. I remember a few years ago being asked by a...
Fr Mark
Mar 6, 20182 min read


As Things Above
A moment of confession: I tend to glaze over a bit when reading through the last chapters of the book of Exodus as the details for...
Fr Mark
Mar 1, 20183 min read


Tales and Dog Tails
Dogs are amazing creatures. Most of you don’t need me to tell you that. Not only can dogs be trained to do amazing things, but they...
Fr Mark
Feb 20, 20183 min read


Overcoming the Gates of Hell
Today was a great day at Church of the Resurrection. Our bishop, the Right Reverend Mark Lawrence was with us. He confirmed 6 of our...
Fr Mark
Feb 11, 20183 min read


But Never Alone
In the last blog, I spoke of us as being pilgrims, resident aliens, citizens of a heavenly kingdom serving our King in our earthly...
Fr Mark
Jan 23, 20182 min read


Not Home Yet
Pilgrimage. Journey. These are words descriptive of the Christian faith. They indicate that we are in process. We aren’t home yet. ...
Fr Mark
Jan 13, 20182 min read


Let's read the Bible this year
Perhaps you made some resolutions yesterday for the coming year. I've made one - I'm going to read the Bible all the way through in 2018....
Fr Mark
Jan 2, 20181 min read


Children of God
In the prologue to John’s gospel, the declaration is made that all who receive the divine Word, the Word that came into the darkness of...
Fr Mark
Jan 1, 20182 min read


A Royal Loss
Earlier this year, I took a swim in the tidal creek behind our house. The sun was shining, the water was cool and calm, and all of...
Fr Mark
Dec 18, 20172 min read


Like a Thief in the Night
Alright, I confess. I have been doing some idle speculation recently, prompted by international unrest, national divides, and domestic...
Fr Mark
Dec 8, 20172 min read


Cleaning Up
It was mom’s party, but whenever she hosted her bridge club my brother and I would get stuck cleaning the house. We then had to take a...
Fr Mark
Dec 5, 20172 min read
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