Today’s reading is Mark 7:14-23.  The context of today’s reading is firmly rooted in the reading from yesterday from Mark 7:1-13. The...

Today’s reading is Mark 1:16-28. Can I confess that I have always had a slight apprehension about pushes from the pulpit to invite people...

I remember this moment a number of years ago when I was speaking at a conference and my session had gone pretty well. Afterward, a younger...

It was German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who coined the saying, “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.” The quote...

Amen.  It probably looks a bit odd to start something with that word. Some of you may have even wondered for a second if that was supposed...