In this episode, Mark calls Dan Reed to follow up on his sermon from last Sunday, exploring a question about how Jesus took the curse of sin upon himself at the cross. Then Cameron and Mark explore the idea that repentance is best thought of, not as a choice, but as a gracious gift from God.

To listen to Dan’s sermon “The Serpent and the Savior,” follow this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-serpent-and-the-savior/id601540290?i=1000512938357

In this episode, Mark and Cameron are joined by Dan Reed to talk about how to prepare for worship—especially for hearing a sermon. We’ll also share some eureka moments from seminary education, and explain why you should always take the Order of Worship home with you after a worship service.

In this episode, Cameron asks Mark about how the sacrament of baptism in the Reformed faith works as a means of grace. They unpack how this differs from both the stereotypical Roman Catholic and Evangelical/Baptist perspectives. This leads to some commentary on the Lord’s Supper, too — particularly how to think about Christ’s “real, but spiritual” presence at the Table.

In this episode, Cameron and Mark comment on the way that fasting physical fasting can make room in your life for spiritual feasting. They also discuss why Christians need to recover an understanding of ourselves as sojourners and exiles. And, if you’re looking for some extra reading between now and Easter, they make a challenging suggestion: Dostoevsky.

Mark and Cameron comment on what the concert hall can teach you about prayer, how Grace incorporates the psalms into every worship service, and why it’s so important in theology to cultivate a sense of mystery … without using mystery as a veil to obscure what the Bible actually reveals.

THE COMMENTARY is a weekly conversation about vision, worship, and life at Grace Presbyterian Church. In this episode, Mark and Cameron talk about the interesting connections between prophecy and history in the Old Testament, what it means to “live without walls,” and whether the prophet Zechariah, who said the New Jerusalem would have no walls, actually got it wrong — since Revelation 21 definitively mentions those walls!

In the debut episode of THE COMMENTARY, Pastor Mark and co-commentator Cameron Brooks discuss changing the lyrics of questionable songs, why the Apostle Paul thought “the present form of the world” was passing away, how to go deeper in our current sermon series on Zechariah, and what to do if you’re already in over your head.