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“Follow me”, is a reoccurring refrain of Jesus, according to the gospel of Mark. And this week, as we reflect on the rejection of Jesus...

The gospel account of the two intertwined healing stories as told by Mark (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 8 (Ordinary 13) Mark...

“Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” asks Jesus when awoken by the disciples in the middle of a storm. (Fifth Sunday after...

Growth, it would seem, is a mysterious, urgent, and risky process. The Scriptures suggest that growth and regrowth would also seem to be...

In Christ we are invited, indeed initiated, into belonging to something bigger than family. In Christ we are invited into a belonging...

To discuss keeping Sabbath in our busy world where so much needs to be attended to, both superficial and very serious, may seem rather...

The Trinity is in many ways at the heart of our Christian beliefs. But trying to understand the Trinity as a science or engineering...

Pentecost is often celebrated as the birth day of the church and it is as good a feast as any to do so. Pentecost is also a time to...

One of the last things Jesus did before he was betrayed and handed over was to pray for his disciples and those who would become his...

It is important to celebrate Ascension for it completes the great circle of birth, death, new life and return. It is the necessary...

“As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love ... this is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved...

The image of God as the vine-grower and Jesus as the true vine (and us also as branches of the vine) is a powerfully earthy yet ancient...