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.
Sometimes God hides himself
Okay, it’s a paradox, but it’s an important one, one you need to embrace and trust. Sometimes God is obvious and accessible. His Word…
Immense patience
One of the unique terms that the Bible uses to describe the Holy Spirit is Paraclete, derived from a word in the Greek original…
Hear it; live it
The Christian faith that has come to you and me is a massive inheritance, complex and rich. But that very volume and complexity can…
Evidence of the Spirit: Peace
Do you have any “drama mamas” in your life? You know who they are—they thrive on conflict and tension. They love gossip (rebranding it…
Two-way Christmas traffic
Of the many, many astonishing features of the events of the first Christmas, one of the most astounding is how few people noticed anything…
Heroes of Christmas: Joseph
Joseph is a Christmas hero. God’s beautiful rescue plan for the human race really put this dear man through some changes. He had great…
Who, me? Grudges?
“As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12). How I love the…
Evidence of the Spirit: Love
Sometimes God is really, really obvious in his work. He once demonstrated his terrible wrath over human sin by sending massive amounts of water…
I feel goaded by guilt
Do you know what it’s like never to feel that what you do for somebody else is enough? Or good enough? Are you insecure…
Heroes of Christmas: Mary
Zechariah and Thomas were doubters in the gospel stories. Mary was not. She is a hero not so much because of what she achieved,…
Unity in the community
We live in an age of bitter disunity. Our national politics are shrill and rough. Political parties gerrymander districts to make them permanently safe…
God’s secret agents are everywhere
God has an army of human servants who do his will and do their part to carry out his agenda. We usually assume that…