PastorMarkCast

In this episode, Pastor Mark discusses the great work of Dr. Martin Luther King and calls on each of us to do small acts of assistance toward our neighbors as Dr. King asked us to. Pastor Mark is a Christian Pastor, author, blogger, and sometimes background actor. He brings all his years of life experience to ask spiritual questions about the ordinary events of life.

In this episode, Pastor Mark discusses issues of life and death and asks us to contemplate if we live lives so that people will miss us when we are gone.

In this episode, Pastor Mark discusses the differences between us following Jesus, and us asking Jesus to follow us on paths that we have chosen. Who should choose our paths?

In this episode, Pastor Mark reflects Christmas Day, giving and receiving gifts and how many of us refuse to receive the gifts that really matter.

Pastor Mark describes the Christmas Carol, "I heard the bells on Christmas Day" in light of the strife in the Holy Land.

In this episode, Pastor Mark celebrates a Christmas play that transcended culture and language as well as kept the focus on Jesus.

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks about the suspension of Monsignor Gigantiello in Brooklyn and asks why priest who have perpetrated sexual abuse were not dealt with as harshly and quickly.

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks about the real historical origin of Thanksgiving. It is quite different than Pilgrims and Native Americans.

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks about the traditional Thanksgiving Dinner that his congregation hosts every year but celebrates the cultural differences that the dinner will have this year.

In this episode, Pastor Mark contrasts his trip to the Holy Land one year ago and the conditions of warfare there now. He talks about the need to live each day fully as we never know what tomorrow will bring.

In this episode, Pastor Mark describes his congregation’s participation in the local “Trunk or Treat” celebration in town and the reaction that he received while asking people what prayer concerns, they had and how the congregation could pray for them.

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks about a high school senior who begins football games with a pray. How faithful are we about praying before any important event?

Sometimes we underestimate how much we influence others. Who influenced you? Who do you influence? Do you influence people for good or bad?

In this episode, Pastor Mark describes a book signing party at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. The book was written by the seminary president, Dr. Micah McCreary and concerns Trauma and Race.

Pastor Mark protests the invasion of Hamas into Israel and describes how he thinks that this hurts the Palestinian cause.

In this episode, Pastor Mark discusses the relationship between church abuse and the shrinking of our congregations.

In this episode, Pastor Mark celebrates a congregational "Welcome Home" party and rejoices in the cultural diversity that was displayed.

In this episode Pastor Mark celebrates a new Latin leader who is emerging at the Spanish worship service, "Nueva Vida En Cristo."

In this episode, Pastor Mark pays tribute to those first responders in his home town who toiled in a lightning storm this past week,

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks vacation, keeping the Sabbath and the spiritual boost that he receives from communing with God’s creation.

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks vacation, keeping the Sabbath and our need for refreshment. No matter what is your way of refreshment, be sure to use it and periodically be refreshed.

Pastor Mark talks about extending hospitality while keeping Sabbath.

Pastor Mark continues to extol the blessings of Sabbath and the importance of honoring family.

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks vacation and keeping the Sabbath that God requires of us and how keeping the Sabbath can be such a blessing to us.

In this episode, Pastor Mark talks about new leadership taking over a mission that he has been a part of for years and celebrates passing the torch.