Mark Whittall

“Oh those Pharisees and their silly sabbath rules.” If that’s our reaction to today’s gospel reading, if that’s what we’ve been taught,...

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

How many of you are responsible for your own birth? I’m guessing not very many. Because it doesn’t work like that. You were born by...

Six days later. Six long days later. Six of the longest days of Peter’s life. Almost a full week with Jesus’ words ringing in his...

One of the best places in the world to see moose is Algonquin Park. And the best time of year to see moose in Algonquin Park is in May,...

When I used to play high school football, one of our coaches would go and scout the other teams to determine their strengths and...

We don’t read Matthew’s version of the Christmas story as often as we do the more familiar version from the gospel of Luke. Maybe that’s...

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!” Can you see it? Can you see the kingdom of heaven? God’s kingdom. The future God...

On this first Sunday of Advent we begin by looking forward. And I don’t mean that we’re looking forward to Christmas, no, we’re looking...