Mark Whittall

“Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” It is one of the most famous lines in...

At first glance, today’s gospel looks like good advice: “Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about...

“When the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do?” Now that’s a good question. Where there is injustice, where there is oppression,...

Last Sunday we talked about two ways of being human, the way of transaction on the one hand, and the way of mercy - grace, compassion,...

You’ve probably heard the jokes about there being two kinds of people in this world? You know, like, there are two kinds of people in...

Did you notice that it was never Jesus’ idea that Peter get out of the boat? This story of Jesus walking on water is one of the most...

The kingdom of God is like a man who sees a crowd of 10,000 hungry people at the end of day. Instead of sending them away, he takes five...

If you were here last Sunday you might recall that we took two of our readings, the story of Jacob the cheat, and Jesus’ parable of the...

Something has gone wrong. There are weeds among the wheat. The field had been sowed with good seed, but when the wheat comes up, weeds...

“Cure the sick. Raise the dead. Cleanse the lepers. Cast out demons.” There’s been a lot of talk this week about reopening churches. ...

Once upon a time, some 3000 years ago, there was a poet who wandered out to look at the night skies. That poet saw the brightness of the...

It’s Pentecost! And it’s chaotic. Violent winds, tongues of fire, shouting voices, bewildered crowds, a cacophony of languages,...

This is an in-between time. The world as we knew it is no more. The new world that will replace it hasn’t happened yet. We are...