Author Archives: Mark Zimmerman

The Adoration of the Shepherds – Matthias Stom, c. 1640. North Carolina Museum of Art. Public domain. The Mystery of the Incarnation has always been problematic. It makes no sense…

“In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us with all your saints into the joy of your heavenly kingdom, where we shall…

And he said to them, Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was calm. And the…

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand.   Psalm 149:6 Psalm 149 is a hymn of praise. It sings the praises…

This Sunday we come to the story of Blind Bartimaeus. It is so easy to place the story in isolation and miss so much of what is going on. The…