Mark Whittall

You don’t look like a very angry bunch this morning. That’s good! – but it also makes it harder for us to understand parables like this...

On the 150th Anniversary of St. Albans Church “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate...

Sometimes it’s the stories that are easiest to understand that are the most difficult. In today’s gospel, Jesus tells us a story about...

I have to admit, when I first looked at the gospel reading for this Sunday, the text from Matthew that we just heard, I wasn’t very happy....

There are times when we must refuse to be silent. When we must speak prophetically in response to words that cannot be allowed to stand. L

This week, like last week, we get a story that takes place overnight. Last Sunday we talked about Jacob wrestling all night in the dark....

A friend of mine is on a bicycle trip. Not just any bicycle trip. No, she is on a solo, around the world bicycle trip. At this very...

There’s a lot of theology in Paul’s letter to the Romans, which we’ve been reading for the last few weeks. And because there’s a lot of...

“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” Well, isn’t that a great gospel reading, now we ca

Last Saturday I was asked to lead a retreat for the people and parishes of Leeds Anglican Ministries, a regional grouping of churches...

Have you ever been swept up by a sudden force of great power? A force so overwhelming it was like a roaring fire or the rush of a mighty...

Jesus was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of the disciples’ sight. And they were gazing up toward heaven. And suddenly there were...

​Tonight is a night of remembrance, a night with deep historical roots, a night when we remember Jesus’ last night with his disciples...