Dr. Mark, Author at Mark Writes

HOW DO I GET MORE PATIENCE?

ByDr. Mark July 3, 2025 0 Comments

“Love is patient… (I Corinthians 13:4 NLT) The other day as my compulsion for decorating without spending a dime, using what was already in the house, as I put two olive green wall-hangings in the upstairs bathroom, I read the words in the center of the framed art. It was titled, “Patience…” In smaller print, the message was completed, “…a man’s wisdom gives patience.”...

CONTINUING EDUCATION

ByDr. Mark July 2, 2025 4 Comments

“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” (Philippians 4:11 NIV) A quote from Linda Dillow says, “Ultimately, contentment is more a shift in attitude than a change in circumstances.” Think about it! We all face unavoidable circumstances that come along the pathway called life. As we age, circumstances change. As our health...

“IT’S GOOD FOR ME!”

ByDr. Mark July 1, 2025 7 Comments

“Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word. You are good and You do good; Teach me Your statutes. The arrogant have forged a lie against me; with all my heart I will comply with Your precepts. Their heart is insensitive, like fat, but I delight in Your Law. It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I may learn Your statutes. The Law of Your mouth is...

TREAT SOMEONE KINDLY TODAY!

ByDr. Mark June 30, 2025 4 Comments

“Jesus answered by telling a story. ‘There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him, he angled across to the other side. Then a Levite religious man showed up; he also avoided the injured man. A...

YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU REALLY NEED!

ByDr. Mark June 29, 2025 0 Comments

“Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service. As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money. Peter and...

THE LORD WILL PROVIDE FOR YOU TOO!

ByDr. Mark June 28, 2025 0 Comments

“Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood and bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. And Abraham reached out with his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said,...

I GOT A GUY!

ByDr. Mark June 27, 2025 1 Comment

“Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no...

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

ByDr. Mark June 26, 2025 2 Comments

“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God.” (I Peter 4:10 NASB) A person who, judging by my eyes, was definitely a retiree, probably between the ages of 65-70 years, old approached me in the grocery store. She says, “Sir.” I’m thinking, “How old do I look?” Smile! But I respond, “Hello!" I...

THE GOAL

ByDr. Mark June 25, 2025 0 Comments

“Brothers and sisters, I know that I still have a long way to go. But there is one thing I do: I forget what is in the past and try as hard as I can to reach the goal before me.” (Philippians 3:13 Easy-to-Read Version) You set a goal to be better at the beginning of the week. I say that with confidence because I am sure that all worshippers do just that after being in the special presence of...

POSSIBLE VERSUS IMPOSSIBLE

ByDr. Mark June 24, 2025 4 Comments

“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13 NASB) While sitting in a metal chair, waiting for a takeout order at a restaurant that I had never stopped at before, I looked at all the décor on the wall. There were pictures of customers, product promotional posters, and a plethora of philosophical signs. One of the many signs said, “The difference between...