Mark of St. Mark

A weekly missive that I write for my congregation that typically includes some kind of pastoral reflection. For a rough translation and some preliminary interpretive notes about the gospel text for weekend worship, please visit my other blog, "Left Behind and Loving It" here: http://leftbehindandlovingit.blogspot.com.

Friday, October 31, 2025

SNAP and the Call to Justice

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  Friends,     Some of you are not just alert readers, but also mathematicians who saw my glaring error last week. Thank you for your kindne...
Sunday, October 26, 2025

Giving Well

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  Friends,   This week our Finance Commission sent out a letter with an enclosed pledge card, encouraging each of you to make a pledge to su...
Saturday, October 4, 2025

Standing with the Vulnerable

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  Friends,   Today’s message has two topics. First, we’ll look at where we are in our church life together. As a church that embraces the id...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Resisting the Vendor Shape of the Church

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  Some years ago, George Hunsberger cautioned against what he called the “vendor shape” of many churches. When a church takes on a “vendor s...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Community Wisdom

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  Friends,     Last week I asked how you are doing in the midst of a week where violence and injustice was centered in all of our news feeds...
Friday, September 12, 2025

A Week of Violence and Hubris

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  Friends,   This week has been a mess: A Supreme Court decision left anyone who seems identifiably non-white vulnerable to raids and arrest...
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Playground and Serving Children

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  Friends ,   I have some exciting news to share about our St. Mark Community Preschool. This week the new school year began with a brand-ne...
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