Dr. Mark, Author at Mark Writes

FINDING THE LOST

ByDr. Mark October 31, 2023 0 Comments

“If you see a cow or sheep wandering around lost, take the animal back to its owner. If the owner lives too far away, or if you don't know who the owner is, take the animal home with you and take care of it. The owner will come looking for the animal, and then you can give it back. That's what you should do if you find anything that belongs to someone else. Do whatever you can to help,...

POSITIONING YOUR CUP

ByDr. Mark October 30, 2023 0 Comments

“Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need! You have welcomed me as your guest; blessings overflow!” (Psalm 23:1 & 5b The Living Bible) Be blessed by this Monday Short meditation! Let me start with a short, true story. Like many people, when I arise in the morning, I have the intention of doing things the way that they should be done. Filling my coffee cup about...

ADRESSING THE GLOVE BOX TENDENCY!

ByDr. Mark October 29, 2023 0 Comments

An early innovation, as it relates to automobiles, was the addition of a storage compartment on the front panel or dashboard of the 1900 Packard. Originally used to store gloves, today, today’s car owners stuff their glove compartments with everything: registrations, proof of insurance paperwork, coupons, gift certificates, and a lot of, let’s just say, “stuff.” Among this...

DISTRACTIONS

ByDr. Mark October 28, 2023 0 Comments

“He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44b King James Version) There is a black wooden block on my desk inscribed with these bold white words, “Don’t Tell God That You Have a Big Problem, Tell Your Problem You Have a Big God.” ...

THE BLANKET PRAYERS

ByDr. Mark October 27, 2023 0 Comments

“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good…” (Psalm 136:1a King James Version) As I sat stranded on a country road, west of the airport in Indianapolis, my marooned-like situation caused me to focus on thanking God for specific things, small or big things by which He blessed me. Here is what happened. I ended up on this isolated road because I took a way that I thought would...

FIGHTING THE BIGS

ByDr. Mark October 26, 2023 0 Comments

“We have to fight to keep our faith. Try as hard as you can to win that fight.” (I Timothy 6:12 Easy-to-Read Version) If you are a Baby Boomer, or if you are younger, and have watched the channel that broadcasts classic movies, you probably have viewed the old version of King Kong. There is a scene in the movie where King Kong is fighting a gigantic dinosaur. I believe it was a...

WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE YOURSELF

ByDr. Mark October 25, 2023 0 Comments

“They arrived on the other side of the sea in the country of the Gerasenes. As Jesus got out of the boat, a madman from the cemetery came up to him. He lived there among the tombs and graves. No one could restrain him—he couldn’t be chained, couldn’t be tied down. He had been tied up many times with chains and ropes, but he broke the chains, snapped the ropes. No one was strong...

STEPPING OUT OF YOUR NORMAL ROLE!

ByDr. Mark October 24, 2023 0 Comments

“Jesus knew on the evening of Passover Day that it would be his last night on earth before returning to his Father. During supper, the devil had already suggested to Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, that this was the night to carry out his plan to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given him everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. And how he loved his...

THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT

ByDr. Mark October 23, 2023 0 Comments

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV) Good morning! This is your Monday Short meditation! God is behind the plan of salvation. He is the One who sent us a Savior, His only begotten Son, Jesus the Christ. He is the One who gave us a way to “become the righteousness of God” even though we...

THE INTERMITTENT LIGHT

ByDr. Mark October 22, 2023 0 Comments

“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” (John 1:5-9...