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.
Appreciate your workers
Company managers will often say things like, “Our employees are our greatest assets,” but the rank and file don’t always feel the love. An…
Unlikely Lenten preachers: Roman soldiers
Foreign soldiers performing garrison duty in a conquered territory that hated them knew to be on their guard at all times. They also quickly…
Unlikely Lenten preachers: Pontius Pilate
The Romans were justifiably proud of their legal system, elements of which form the backbone of Western law today. It didn’t take the Roman…
Unlikely Lenten preachers: The Sanhedrin
Trial by a jury of your peers is one of the features of the American justice system of which we are most proud. In…
Unlikely Lenten preachers: Caiaphas
It’s a basic principle of any legal justice system that people should not be convicted or suffer penalties for the offenses of others. And…
Overcoming personal baggage
Some children show up for school each day with some pretty heavy life baggage: depression, sexual abuse, parental conflict, poverty, inadequate sleep and nutrition,…
Strong and weak
How great the power of sexual desire! How little we understand it. How hard it is to control. Sex has been making money for…
My negativity
Here are some things that drive me crazy: people who are always criticizing other people, people who are always finding fault with every event,…
I don’t need a god
“I don’t need your god to be happy, and I don’t want your cult putting its rules on my life.” That angry shout is…
The stakes are higher now
Jesus told his disciples once that those to whom much had been given, from them much would be expected and even demanded. God’s self-revelation…
I feel so lonely
The logo for a nonprofit agency that advocates for children with autism is a puzzle piece. It’s a quiet and sweet way to promote…
Do something!
Psychologists, substance abuse counselors, and social workers have a last-ditch strategy when helping someone out of destructive behaviors seems to have hit a brick…