the rev’d mark david johnson, mdiv+stm. blog'd.
When I was on internship in Easton PA, I spent one afternoon a week in the Northampton County Department of Corrections. My supervisor and I mostly functioned as teachers. We would teach classes like “Intro to World Religions,” “How to … Read more
We’ve all heard the expression “give something up for Lent.” This guilty pleasure is in our DNA as Christians: to abstain from fried foods, or Facebook, or some other unhealthy habit. Of course there’s the opposite approach where instead of … Read more
Grace to you, and peace from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. Several months ago I did a sermon series on the book of Galatians, and a few weeks back we explored the book of Philemon. Today we … Read more
Grace to you and peace, from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. Today’s appointed story from Matthew seems a bit out of place to me. We’ve just heard story after story of people encountering the risen Christ, and … Read more
Grace to you and peace, from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s late Easter afternoon, and two friends are walking toward a small village called Emmaus. Their hearts are heavy — even though they heard that Jesus … Read more
Grace to you and peace, from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “Thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob; he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I … Read more