Mark Whittall

It’s good to be back! As most of you know, I have been away, hiking in the desert of southern Utah for the last two weeks. It is an...

My new book, In the Wilderness: Preaching a Pandemic will be released on Monday November 13. It's available for purchase on amazon, or if...

“For many are called, but few are chosen.” God’s grace, God’s invitation is extended to many, to all, good and bad alike. How will we...

In some parts of Africa, when people meet, there is a particular greeting that is exchanged. The first person says “God is good, all the...

What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, “Son, go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered, “I will...

Forgiveness really, really matters. And forgiveness is really, really hard. There’s a tension here. That’s the territory that Jesus...

One of the things that the last few years has taught us is the importance of community. During the pandemic, during those long months of...

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb,...

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say that the Son of Man is?' And they...

It’s really hard to figure out what to do with your life. It’s even harder to figure out what God is calling you to do with your life. ...

“What then are we to say about these things?” We’ve reached the climax of Paul’s letter to the Romans this morning, and there is a fork...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, will occur on Wednesday this week, June 21st. The solstice is a sacred day for many...

“Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go” “So Abram went.” An encounter as simple, as challenging, as powerful as that. For thousands of years,...