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We are in the waning days of August. School has started. Hope of fall weather grows - especially this week with triple digit heat...

Parables are a central aspect of Jesus’ teaching. Though Mark’s gospel is relatively sparse on parables compared with the gospels of...

What is faith? This is one of those questions that is often the catalyst for the stereotypical “If I had a dollar for every time I was...

In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, we will take a step back into the first chapter of Mark’s story of Jesus. After his first public deed of...

This Sunday we arrive at the conclusion of the Advent season, and then turn around and celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve. All...

“4John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5And people from the...

The second Sunday in Advent is one of hope, preparation, and a call to action. The stories we hear are familiar and yet mysterious. They...

On Sunday we moved into the Advent season. The season of preparation and watching. The season of anticipation. We are making ready for...

“There’s been an awakening. Have you felt it?” These first words from the teaser trailer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens still ring in my...

Mark 10:46-52 (NRSV) “They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus,...