Pastor Mark Jeske
Pastor Mark Jeske brought the good news of Jesus Christ to viewers of Time of Grace for 18 years. He is currently the senior pastor at St. Marcus Church, a thriving multicultural congregation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mark is the author of several books and dozens of devotional booklets on various topics. He and his wife, Carol, have four adult children.
Light a candle for love
Candles are not essential to our lives anymore, but they have some profoundly important symbolic uses. One is to provide an aura of romance….
Peace is a gift of God
It is a pleasant fantasy of well-meaning people to want to believe that human nature deep down inside is good and kind, that conflict…
Leaders exhibit courage
Good leaders assess risks. And not just the risks to their organizations’ reputation and financial health, but the personal risks that come with being…
Leaders dream big
Have you ever seen (or used) the Twitter acronym GBGH? It’s used when someone wants to challenge another to up the game. It stands…
Leaders accept responsibility
Anyone can blame somebody else for what’s wrong. It takes a leader to accept responsibility for the misdeeds of the group. Nehemiah was a…
No greater love
Everybody remembers 9/11. But only a few remember the significance of 11/11. Originally it commemorated Armistice Day, the blessed point in time when World…
Fast company
People fast for various reasons. Sometimes they need to clean out their digestive systems completely to prepare for an upcoming surgery, or perhaps they…
Really, Jesus? Love my enemies?
Nobody could accuse Jesus of pandering to an audience. The prophetic task of proclaiming the Word of God was once described (apologies to journalist…
His eyes are on the workplace
Where does worship happen? Well, in church, of course. In your home, when you sing and pray together. In your quiet place, when you…
What does God want of you?
Remember the old WWJD rubber bracelets that people used to wear? “What Would Jesus Do?” Those bracelets served a good purpose if they kept…
Too much? Too little?
Everybody would like to strike it rich. From the gold fevers of the mid-1800s to today’s sophisticated investors like arbitrageurs of Wall Street, from…
Look in the windshield, not the rearview
Is a sharp memory good? Depends. It’s good when you remember names, birthdays, anniversaries, appointments, and promises. It’s bad when you remember past slights,…