Pastor Mark Jeske
Pastor Mark Jeske brought the good news of Jesus Christ to viewers of Time of Grace for 18 years. He also served over 40 years as a pastor at St. Marcus Church, a thriving multicultural congregation in Milwaukee. He has authored several books and dozens of devotional books on various topics. Mark is now retired and lives with his wife, Carol, in Milwaukee.
What am I doing here?
In every board game I’ve ever played, it is absolutely vital that everyone starts out even. In the game of life, however, we all…
Recognition blues
It’s nice when your efforts are noticed, isn’t it? It’s nice to be appreciated, nice to be thanked, nice to be recognized publicly. One…
Humbly self-aware
Satan just cannot abide Christians walking peacefully and happily along the middle of the road of our lives. He will either try to shove…
Lord, give me patience with my healing
One of the great mysteries of life as a Christian is our lack of understanding of God’s divine timetable. Why does he do what…
Entitlement sickness
In our country the consumer is king. Or queen. Businesses fall over each other trying to give consumers what they want, or the herd…
He’s just waiting to be asked
“Why should I bother praying? If God is as omniscient as you Christians say, he should know what I need and just give it….
When leaders go first, people will follow
Five friends are wasting time trying to decide where to have lunch. One wants speed, one wants ambience, one wants a particular cuisine, yada…
Find joy in little things
Those of us who own old houses have a maxim: “Never say you’ll be happy when the house is all fixed up, because then…
My impulsiveness
Look before you leap.” Ha! That’s for other people, right? I know when to buy a car, buy a house, sign a contract, or…
Plan your legacy
Death and dying freak people out. They deal with that fear in various ways. Some people can’t go into a hospital to visit someone,…
Ask for the ancient paths
It is the conceit of the young to imagine that their age is the most enlightened in history, that technology has changed everything, that…
My negativity
Here are some things that drive me crazy: people who are always criticizing other people, people who are always finding fault with every event,…