Mark Whittall

“My sheep hear my voice.” Can you hear God’s voice in the midst of all the other voices competing for our attention? It’s not always...

“I’m going fishing.” What do you do when you’re at a crossroads? When you need to think? When you’re feeling a bit lost, or a little...

There is a recognition problem on the road to Emmaus. Jesus comes near to Cleopas and his companion and walks with them on the way, but...

This is a time when many of us are feeling stretched emotionally. I know that I am. It’s hard to escape the news about COVID-19. We...

Some folks say that we shouldn’t even be celebrating Easter this year. That we can’t celebrate Easter, not really, not when we can’t...

“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...

Sometimes I think about Easter in three parts: The “Wow!” the “What?” and the “So What?” We talked about the “Wow!” two weeks ago, on...

Evidence-based decision making. Sounds like a good thing doesn’t it? Isn’t that why we brought back the long-form census in most our...

Jesus came and stood among them, and he breathed on them. That’s kind of weird, isn’t it? Doesn’t that seem like a strange detail for...

This week, this Holy Week, two worlds collided. Two ways of life clashed. Not for the first time. Not for the last time. But there was...