the rev’d mark david johnson, mdiv+stm. blog'd.
“Well, now what?” I don’t title sermons, but if I had to, that’d be it today. “Well, now what?” Of course, Sundays have titles, at least off-the-record. You now, there’s “Good Shepherd Sunday” and “John the Baptist Sunday,” not to … Read more
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
“See, I am making all things new.” How appropriate to read these words on this day; a day when we remember those who founded and led this nation from its first days. Today, we remember that the founders of this … Read more
On January 20th, a number of citizens gathered to witness the historic inauguration of the 45th President of the United States of America. Many others gathered across the country to stand in solidarity against the hateful rhetoric upon which the president … 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