Mark Whittall

Let me tell you where we’re heading. We’re heading towards the sixteenth chapter of the gospel of Luke, which we will read on Sunday...

“Jesus was praying in a certain place.” The gospels often remind us that Jesus spent time in prayer. There seems to have been a rhythm...

Saturday at General Synod 2019 Good morning from General Synod 2019. I say ‘good’ with hesitation. I am so sorry for the hurt and harm...

Some thoughts for those following General Synod 2019 from afar . . . It is morning here in Vancouver. Today at General Synod 2019 is the...

“Jesus appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.” This is...

Today in our New Testament reading we reach the climax of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. “For freedom Christ has set us free.” That’s...

Cette semaine je suis allé chez Esther et François, une de nos familles qui vienne de Burundi. Moi, je ne parle que quelques mots de...

Jesus’ final ask, his final prayer, is that we may be one, as he and the Father are one. “As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may...

Imagine something disastrous is about to happen. An asteroid hitting the earth. A great fire. Or maybe the death of someone in the...

In a noisy world, in a sea of voices, whose voice can you pick out of the crowd? Two weeks ago after the service one of the moms was...

“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark. . .” Did you hear it? Did you hear the echo? Listen again: Early on the...

Is there a moment in your life when you knew, when you absolutely knew, deep down in your bones, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that you...

We like to think that the gospel we just read is about our questions. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why did Pilate murder...