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Sometimes we think of God as a “mighty fortress” or a “rock” or “Father” or “Mother,” but God as “energy” can also be a helpful metaphor for understanding God.  St. Paul, for example, in his Letter to the Romans referred to the gospel as the “power for salvation,”  a power Paul had personally experienced in [...]

The moment we seek to discover the emphasis of the Lord’s teaching, as the Synoptists record it, the truth becomes evident.  It was specifically and above all a teaching about God.
Jesus ‘came preaching the good news of God.’  That he spoke also of the kingdom of God makes no difference to this fact: for if [...]

This has been a remarkable year in the life of St. Mark’s.  A year and half ago, when your vestry and clergy discussed the needs of our campus, we thought it would be a challenge to raise a million dollars to do much needed deferred maintenance.  Little did we imagine that in December this year, [...]

As catalogues arrive wanting me to buy something, as activities increase wanting me to do something, and as solicitors call wanting me to purchase something, its often about this time of year that I find myself simply wanting to wait- to wait upon the LORD.
I have never been disappointed in waiting upon the LORD.   For [...]

“The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.”- Helen Keller
Helen Keller is a good example of someone who had great vision. Although there were many around her who could only see her blindness she was able to see beyond what she was and saw what she could [...]

In the last several years, millions of people have purchased copies of Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life. While one may or may not agree with some of the theology expressed in the book, its popularity does point to our deep longing to have meaning and purpose in our lives.
This past year we have spent [...]

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One summer I took a vacation that turned out to be a spiritual experience…

Early in Jesus’ ministry in Galilee, things were…