Category Archives: Mark

We live in a world where children are not valued for who they truly are – people created in the image of God. Simply put, the world views children as an inconvenience and a hassle.  Whether it is through the … Continue reading →

I was in a restaurant a few months ago when the proprietor said something along these lines, “Taxes are coming due and I am going to have to cheat on them so I won’t owe so much.”  The outrageousness of … Continue reading →

Today is Mother’s Day.  That venerable day when we honor those women who have poured out their life for their children.  As we grow up we begin to catch a glimpse of just what our mothers did for us, and … Continue reading →

Liturgically, today is Ascension Sunday, the day when the Church celebrates the resurrected Christ returning to heaven.  Originally I had planned on preaching a sermon on the ascension, but I really didn’t want to interrupt our study of Mark or … Continue reading →

If you ask 3 people walking in Boulevard Park on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, “Who is Jesus?”  You are likely to get at least 4 different answers.  One might call him a miracle worker; another just a disillusioned man.  There … Continue reading →

When was the last time you were really hungry?  I mean famished to the point that everything you saw or smelled or thought about sounded delicious.  For most of us that kind of hunger isn’t a normal part of our … Continue reading →

We are told that (Mark 7:24) Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre…  Jesus has been in Bethsaida (6:45), a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.  Bethsaida is a place firmly located … Continue reading →

My wife’s first experience in an Episcopal church was quite an event she tells me.  As visitors to the service who were a little late, the only seats left in the sanctuary were at the very front with no one … Continue reading →

Imagine a rare car collector saying to any of us, climb up in my maseratti, or Bentley, and take it for a spin, give it a drive and see how you like it.  Wouldn’t you just be floored?  I would … Continue reading →