Interrupting the Silence

Interrupting the Silence is a place for spiritual reflection, guidance, and growth.
It offers practical spirituality grounded in the contemplative tradition.

  • “It’s Not About What It’s About” – A Sermon On Mark 10:2-16

    “It’s Not About What It’s About” – A Sermon On Mark 10:2-16

    Let’s begin with a survey. Who thinks today’s gospel (Mark 10:2-16) is about marriage and divorce? Who thinks it’s about something else? Not much response to either. Who’s going to just wait and see? That’s what I thought. The reason I started with that is because I recently read again a line from the psychologist James Read more

  • Desperate Measures – A Sermon On Mark 9:38-50

    Desperate Measures – A Sermon On Mark 9:38-50

    The unquenchable fire of hell, plucked out eyeballs, amputated limbs, and forced drownings – welcome to the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark (Mark 9:38-50). What a friend we have in Jesus.  A mentor of mine says that sometimes the good news is bad news before it becomes good news. Read more

  • GOATs, Cleaning Ladies, And Greatness – A Sermon On Mark 9:30-37

    GOATs, Cleaning Ladies, And Greatness – A Sermon On Mark 9:30-37

    Are you familiar with the acronym GOAT? G-O-A-T. It means Greatest of All Time.  Many trace its origin to the early 1960s and Muhammad Ali saying, “I am the greatest!” and his wife in 1992 creating a business called Greatest of All Time, Inc. (GOAT, Inc.) (source) In the early 2000s rapper LL Cool J Read more

  • “That’s Just How I Am” – A Sermon On Mark 7:24-37

    “That’s Just How I Am” – A Sermon On Mark 7:24-37

    A few weeks ago I was listening to a man who wants to make some changes in and deepen his life. He described some patterns, beliefs, and behaviors in his life that in many ways have served him well but not so much anymore. Now they just seem to get in the way of the Read more

  • Doers of the Word, A Remedy For Tired Ears – A Sermon On James 1:17-27

    Doers of the Word, A Remedy For Tired Ears – A Sermon On James 1:17-27

    “My ears are tired.” That’s what our older son, Brandon, said one day. “My ears are tired.”  I don’t remember what had happened or if it was my words or someone else’s that had exhausted his ears, but I know exactly what he was talking about. Maybe you do too. Have you ever had tired Read more

  • Don’t Just Vote, Choose Words Of Life – A Sermon On John 6:56-69

    Don’t Just Vote, Choose Words Of Life – A Sermon On John 6:56-69

    Does the bread of life ever give you indigestion? Have Jesus’ words of life ever soured and upset your stomach? When has that happened to you and what was it about? What words, ideas, or teachings of Jesus are more than you can stomach? I think that’s a part of what’s happening in today’s gospel Read more

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My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I retired from active parish ministry in 2025 after serving twenty-two years in The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.

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