The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJuly 14, 2019 Our Director of Campus and Youth Ministry, Matt Phillips, mentioned to me that he’d like to research a new curriculum for the Sunday School to begin next...
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJuly 7, 2019 The other day, I was sitting at a table with someone I hadn’t talked to for awhile. It was pleasant to catch up a bit, and then...
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJune 30, 2019 Think back with me to the late 90s. The clothes were different. The slang was different. The hair was different. And there was a surge in popularity...
Kirsten Laurel GuideroSermon June 23, 2019St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, WI Demon Possession: Not Just for Snake Handlers Greetings, St. Mark’s! It’s so wonderful to be back here in Milwaukee, and so nice of you all to subject yourselves...
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJune 9, 2019 I’ve been to four movies in the last year and a half: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and The Avengers: Endgame. It’s fair...
The Ascension*The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIJune 2, 2019 I come to the pulpit on this last Sunday of Eastertide to talk, not about the Resurrection of Jesus but rather his Ascension. The Ascension doesn’t...
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIMay 26, 2019 At the Wednesday evening Eucharist last week, our Campus Minister Matt Phillips gave a good homily that has been rolling around in my head for a few...
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIMay 19, 2019 Several years ago, I attended the largest preaching conference in the country. For five days, about fifteen hundred preachers from all different denominations gathered to practice preaching,...
The Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIMay 5, 2019 (The two fires in John were brought to my attention by Dr. Audrey West.) Happy Easter, everyone. Easter is indeed a season. It is the 50 days...
Easter Day, Year CThe Rev. Ian BurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WIApril 21, 2019 Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Happy Easter to you all. I remember the first time I saw our new house. I loved the way it was...