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.
I know I’m right
I hope you and I never get into an argument. I’m pretty stubborn, and even when seeming to yield, I’m probably just pretending to…
Everything’s somebody else’s fault
Perhaps you’ve heard of conspiracy theorists. There are networks of suspicious people who believe, for instance, that a secret cabal of world masters is…
I’m afraid
You know, it’s one thing to say you’re not afraid of death when you’re feeling perfectly healthy, when you actually fully expect to live…
Evidence of the Spirit: Forbearance
What a blessing it is to live so deep into the 21st century! The internet, search engines, apps, and the cloud all make it…
Degrees of punishment
Not everyone believes that there will be a judgment day. Their disbelief will not make it disappear, of course. That day will come without…
Only sleeping
Near the top of the most miserable of all human experiences is to suffer the death of a child. Every parent I know would…
Evidence of the Spirit: Joy
I must admit that I am drawn to joyful people. By that I don’t necessarily mean joke tellers (although I like them too). Humor…
Hosanna youth choir
Jesus’ disciples had a problem with Jesus’ child followers, and ironically so did his enemies. The crowds of people who welcomed King Jesus to…
Grumbling
With all the evil in the world, you might wonder why we would waste time focusing on a sin of talk. “Talk is cheap,”…
Worship is rejoicing
There’s a lot of logical content to our worship life. There are stories to be told, analyzed, and digested. There are doctrinal truths to…
Child champion: Little Samuel
A woman named Hannah, living in the tribal territory of Ephraim in the 11th century b.c., had a tough life. Not only was she…
I’m afraid I’m too far gone
One of the most powerful features of the Star Wars movies is that they retell the greatest of all human stories, the conflict of…