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Mark Wessner

leadership | teaching | spiritual formation
Mark Wessner
leadership | teaching | spiritual formation
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    Delivered from Fear

    Have you ever experienced an internal conflict?  A relationship that was confusing, a looming decision that was unclear, or emotions that seemed to contradict each…

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  • Spirituality

    Is there a God?

    Over the years, I have been asked some version of “Is there a God?” many times. It is a great question to ask! And actually,…

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  • Spirituality Sports

    When Running and Faith Collide

    While I’ve been taking a forced break from running (hamstring), my mind has wandered to many places, as it is prone to do.  One of…

    mark February 2, 2019 1 Comment
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  • Leadership

    You’re better than “I’m busy”!

    7 ways to transform your thinking When you are asked, “How is your day going”, do you automatically and mindlessly reply, “I’m pretty busy”? Or…

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  • Leadership

    Are you ready for what is lurking?

    Have you ever thought that someone was giving you a compliment, but it turns out, they were not?  Oops.  I’ve lost track of how many…

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Talking about God

Can an ancient text actually be authentic?

mark May 10, 2017 No Comments authenticfakemanuscriptsscripturetextual criticism

I have never torn down and then rebuilt a house with my own hands, but I imagine that I understand the general principles involved.  One…

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Talking about God

Going “Hands On”

mark May 10, 2017 No Comments accessibleancientscripturestudy

One of the keys to effective and engaging conversation about spirituality and religion is to let a particular religion “speak for itself”.  In other words,…

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Three views of sacred scripture

mark May 5, 2017 2 Comments Adi GranthBibleChristianityislamQuran Koransikhism

Throughout my work in university, church, and prison, I have often had conversations about the sacred scriptures of various religions.  It can be a confusing…

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Talking about God

How big is your story?

mark May 4, 2017 1 Comment narrativespiritualitystorytruth

Think back to when you were young.  Perhaps you were in elementary school or high school.  In that context, what were some of the stories…

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Talking about God

Where do I begin?

mark April 27, 2017 1 Comment learningreligionspiritualitysubmisison

While I was working in a correctional institution as a prison chaplain, one of the most common questions I was asked was, “How do I…

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Talking about God

How to study religion (and God)

mark April 20, 2017 1 Comment anthropologyGodhistoryliterary criticismsociology

I am not a plumber.  I don’t have any skills that even remotely look like what a plumber would have.  Whenever I encounter a plumbing…

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Talking about God

Three views of God (part 2)

mark April 13, 2017 1 Comment ChristianityGodislamJudaism

Welcome back to Talking about God! Who is God?  We started to explore this question in Part 1, as we looked at mono-theism, poly-theism, and…

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Talking about God

Three views of God (part 1)

mark April 6, 2017 1 Comment atheismGodmonotheismpolytheism

Welcome to the new Talking about God series! What do you believe about God?  What do your friends believe about God?  Is there a God? …

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Talking about God

mark April 5, 2017 6 Comments culturereligionspirituality

Canada is one of the most spiritually diverse countries in the world.  And Canadians are well known for being polite and non-confrontational.  So you’d think…

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Spirituality

Drive-thru Generosity

mark November 1, 2016 No Comments generosity

Have you ever gone through a drive-thru and arrived at the window to pay for your order, only to find out that the person in…

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