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, June 6, 2025

Pentecost and Zeal

I want to repeat my comment from last week that we Presbyterians do ourselves a disservice by leaving Pentecost to Pentecostals. When I was ...

Saturday, May 31, 2025

The Roots of Pentecost

Friends, As I mentioned last week, we will spend the month of June focused on the story, event, and meaning of Pentecost. Christians gro...

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Things at Hand; Things Forthcoming

Friends, I have a few things to share about this weekend and beyond. First, in honor of Memorial Day weekend, you will find an opportun...

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Storytelling and The Last Monk of Durau

Friends, Many of you have been very kind in your appreciation of the story about “The Last Monk of Durau” that I shared in my sermons ...

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Foucault's Pendulum as a Metaphor

In the summer 0f 2016, I went to Portland, Oregon to attend the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA. At the convention center, j...

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Mental Health and Religious Nationalism

Friends, May is Mental Health Awareness month, a designation that we will try to address and honor throughout the month in our worship ser...

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Easter Weekend

A Long Weekend of Extremes I like to think of this weekend as a long weekend, a loooooooong weekend that begins on Thursday and begins a...

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About Me: I serve as the pastor of St. Mark Presbyterian Church (USA) in Newport Beach, CA.

D. Mark Davis

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