Wilderness Preacher

We live in what seem to be uncertain times. The daily economic news is bleak. The continuing wars and the threat of more wars create a sen...

In recent days I have heard far right commentators use the propaganda of fear to capture the imagination of their audiences and to fuel irra...

I write the words of this current reflection during Holy Week, the days that lead up to Easter. Holy Week ends on what has been traditional...

The church has historically placed the disciples of Jesus in positions of honor, even referring to them as saints. Yet, when we read the Go...

The story of John the Baptist is a familiar narrative to most Christians. We imagine John as a wild man preaching in the desert about repen...

As I wrote in my last column, Jesus lived a very vulnerable life and was not immune to or protected from the challenges that the people of h...

I find it fascinating the way in which the Gospel of Mark tells about the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. In only two verses, Mark r...