In my last two sermons I have quoted from the book, In the Name of Jesus, by the Dutch Catholic priest Henri Nouwen. In this book, Nouwen describes his experience of leaving a teaching position at Harvard University and going to live in a community of mentally handicapped adults in Toronto, Canada. In the third […]

One of the interesting things about Mark’s gospel is that, unlike Luke and Matthew, Mark has no detailed account of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness. After Jesus is baptized by John in the River Jordan all Mark says is that the Holy Spirit drove him into the wilderness where he stayed […]

Given the fact that this is Super Bowl Sunday, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to compare the ministry of Jesus Christ to a football game.
For me, the fascinating thing about the Super Bowl or any football game is a kind of psychological battle that goes on. Each team prepares a strategy for the […]