June 15, 2018
Reflections on Annual Conference
Reflections on Annual Conference Along with others from St. Mark’s, I’m at the meeting of the Desert Southwest Annual Conference in Glendale, AZ. This is … well … the annual meeting of clergy and lay...
June 08, 2018
With Us in the Worst of Times
Wound Specialist “They just can’t get that wound to heal.” Sometimes it’s hard to heal a wound. That’s why we have wound specialists, people who know the right treatments to encourage the body...
June 01, 2018
Giving into Temptations
Giving into Temptations Growing up in a middle class neighborhood in a Detroit suburb, I was an easy target for taunting because I was small and skinny, loved to read and do well in school,...
May 25, 2018
With Us, Jesus As Our True Hope 5-27-18
This week last year, Art and I were starting our road trip that was part of the renewal leave I took last summer. You were taking “Flat Sharon” with you on your travels as...
May 18, 2018
What Does This Mean?!
“What Does This Mean?!” “What does this mean?” Acts 2:12 The people looked around and saw and heard things that were confusing and even a little frightening. Unknown to most of them on the street,...
May 11, 2018
Christ at Home in Our Hearts
“And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him.” Ephesians 3:17 (The Living Bible) – Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians...
May 04, 2018
Play Dough in God’s Hands
Sixty-one years ago, on May 5, 1957, St. Mark’s first worship service was held. Fifty-eight people came that day. Many people had worked and prayed for months to get to that day. God...
April 27, 2018
Our future builds on the present….and the past
Sunday, April 29 is a fifth Sunday. At St. Mark’s, on Fifth Sundays there is no Sunday School, so it’s an opportunity for everyone to worship together. We have our regular worship services at...
April 13, 2018
God’s guiding presence and love amidst constant change
Perhaps you’ve heard me say this little joke before – the only person who truly likes change is a baby with a wet diaper. There are some changes I do like. I like...
April 06, 2018
God promises He will never leave us!
Happy Easter! Oh, wait, that was last Sunday. No, Easter is not just a day, but a whole season, until Pentecost on May 20. Truly, though, Easter is a way of life that...