Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI August 12, 2018 During my last year of seminary, I worked part-time for about nine months in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago....
Ninth Sunday of Pentecost, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI July 22, 2018 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members...
The Rev Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI 8 Pentecost B July 15, 2018 In the magical world of television, there exists a show so perfect, so sublime, that I experienced genuine grief when the news...
Who’s Worthy of Grace? Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI Matt Phillips July 1, 2018 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk about. He strictly ordered them that no one...
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI The Rev. Ian Burch June 24, 2018 Travis and I flew back to Milwaukee from Vancouver eight days ago. We had a short layover in Seattle,...
The Dignity of God’s Rest Kyle Douglas Potter Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year B 3 June 2018 Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Mark 2:23-3:6 Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, Wis. Sabbath-keeping attunes us to the rhythms of God’s creative work, and...
The Rev Ian Burch Trinity Sunday May 27, 2018 St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI I had a block of free time the other morning, and so I ended up going to the grocery store at a time...
Pentecost 2018 The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI May 20, 2018 It seems a little strange to talk about Christmas in May but bear with me. Throw your mind back to December—lots of snow...
Pentecost—the 50th day of the Easter season and the birthday of the Church—is the day on which we celebrate the Holy Spirit coming down from heaven as fire to empower the disciples for God’s work in the world. Wear...
The Rev. Ian Burch Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI May 6, 2018 Several years ago, I was leading a confirmation retreat. It was a great group of kids, and I enjoyed...