Our culture tends to think of authority as a bad thing because we see power misused all around us. But the problem is not being under authority; it is the... read more →

To hear that Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James and John to follow him while they were in the middle of an ordinary day doing ordinary fishermen tasks of casting nets... read more →

Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River some two thousand years ago influences our faith today more than we might realize. It says in Mark’s Gospel that the heavens were torn... read more →

King Herod was a political survivor as well as an excellent administrator and builder. He was also insecure and brutally eliminated all threats to his throne. He murdered one of... read more →