Mark

Living in the Meantime

What’s going on with your feelings going these days? In an old comic strip, Shoe, the newpaper editor sits at his desk and says, […]

Baptism: Living Symbol of the Christian Life- Turning and Washing, March 2020

Today we explore two more meanings of Baptism as a living symbol of the Christian life: Turning and Washing. These were the elemental meanings of […]

Baptism: Living Symbol of the Christian Life- Following Jesus and Being the Beloved, March 2020

This season, Lent to Easter, let’s ponder Baptism as a living symbol of the Christian life. It is, in my mind, the most complete and […]

What About Mary Magdalene? 7/18

Who was Mary Magdalene and what was her relationship with Jesus? Such questions have been the subject of great fascination and debate through the years. […]

The Love Commands of Christ

I close this series on the commands of Christ with the most important and comprehensive: the Love Commands. I count these commands seven […]

Jesus in the imperative: Follow Me

The theme of this Lenten season is “How Then Shall We Live: The Liberating Commands of Christ.” The question, “How Then Shall We Live?” implies […]

Four Friends, Faith that is Seen, and a Contested Miracle

I love this story. Jesus is at Peter’s house in Caperneum “preaching the word”, and the crowd gathered around him so filled the house you […]