Author: Rev. Jeffrey Tooke

  • Yes, Virginia, there is a promise to hope for…

    I think that this week’s Gospel reading of Mark 6:1-13 has something to say about expectations and hope. We’ve seen in the Gospels that the disciples, who may have thought Jesus was the hope of Israel, had several different expectations of what this hope was and what the hope of a Messiah might be. We… Read more

  • On a sacred quest together…

    While there is often much attention to individual conversion and salvation in religious circles, I believe that we are saved together as we journey together exploring and interacting with the sacred within and around us. Only through our journey together does the sacred makes sense. We are not meant to be alone; we are meant… Read more