Mark Whittall

Sometimes Jesus speaks a word that remains so vivid, so pivotal in the imagination of the people who heard it, that when they wrote down...

Why does hypocrisy drive Jesus bananas?   I mean, throughout the gospels we see so many instances of Jesus being caring and compassionate...

I’ve often told parents of young children that if you want to teach your children about God, one of the best ways is to plant a garden....

For God so loved the world … It is one of the best known and most loved verses in the bible, for good reason.  John 3.16.  For God so...

“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...

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

From a high point in the old city of Jerusalem, our guide told us the story of King David who, because of the rebellion of his son...

Today is the fourth in a series of encounters with Jesus that we have been reading together during this season of Lent. First Nicodemus,...

How then shall we live? Last Sunday, Dennis reminded us that in the sermon on the mount, Jesus is calling for a change in heart, a change...