the Rev. Mark David Johnson, MDiv, STM
And they said, “Why am I so favored, that the bearer of my Lord should come out to me?” Zechariax was filled with Holy Breath and broke out in song: “Bless the God of our ancestorx, because they have come … Read more
Last week on date night, my spouse and I went out for dinner. Since we had tickets to see George Takei speak at the historic State Theatre later that night, we decided on a fancy restaurant in downtown New Brunswick. … Read more
It’s been a long three days. And when trying to name the exact feeling, that’s where I find myself. Somewhere between broken and empty. Over the last three days, the New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America … Read more
This coming Sunday I’m mostly preaching on the fantastic gospel reading from Luke, but there’s a really great story in the first reading that I won’t get to mention. After reading all the day’s texts, browsing through some commentaries, and … Read more
I love languages. I’ve always been fascinated by surprising connections from one language to another, and finding new ways to communicate is just something that gives me life. I can’t call myself a polyglot — someone who is fluent in … Read more
When I was growing up, my family had a dishwasher. We didn’t use it all the time (I’ll tell you stories about Grammy some other day), but with six humans living in one domicile, it was a helpful appliance when … Read more
