THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK

November 19, 2017   We face many challenges dealing with the cross. The first is familiarity, which can breed contempt or even boredom. We read the book, saw the movie, bought the tee shirt. We hear the story many times a year – usually during communion, and at least once a year at Easter. And […]

November 12, 2017   It was a year ago this week we voted for the President of the United States. The Republican and Democratic candidates were of course Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In the days before the election, both pundits and polls said it would be a Clinton victory. Forecasters clearly gave her the […]

September 10, 2017   So, how are you doing? No, I don’t mean today – Sundays are kind of like spiritual pep rallies, right? We gather in the gym and the cheerleaders – that’s the worship team – they lead us in some cheers. 2-4-6-8, who do we appreciate – Jesus. A principal stands up […]

September 3, 2017   A miscarriage of justice is defined as “a failure of a court or judicial system to attain the ends of justice, especially one that results in the conviction of an innocent person.” Or, I would add, lack of conviction of a guilty person. It seems to be the basis for much […]

August 27, 2017   Every year, the US publishes a list of the most popular children’s names for the previous year. So, for example, in 2016, the most popular girl’s name was – anybody want to guess? Sophia. The most popular boy’s name was, guesses? Jackson. As I read through the top 100 names, while […]