Author: Dr. Mark

WAITING TIMES DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WASTED TIME

ByDr. Mark August 31, 2023 0 Comments
“Get insurance with God and do a good deed, settle down and stick to your last.  Keep company with God, get in on the best.  Open up before God, keep nothing back; he’ll do whatever needs to be done: He’ll validate your life in the clear light of day and stamp you with approval at high noon.  Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him.” (Psalm37:3-7 The Message Bible) Tuesday...

ATTENTION! THIS IS FOR ALL FISHERS OF PEOPLE!

ByDr. Mark August 30, 2023 0 Comments
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” (Matthew 4:19 New International Version) I have a great-granddaughter who attends Sunday School, worship service, children’s service, well you name it, and she is there.  If any of our ministries offer something for her age, she is present.  She is a “fish,” from a positive point of view.  Here some...

DEALING WITH BURNOUT

ByDr. Mark August 29, 2023 0 Comments
“Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame.  Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant.  Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.  Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.” (Romans 12:11-13 The Message Bible) Beware!  Nobody is exempt from burnout.  Burnout is defined by Psychology Today as follows.  “Burnout is a state of emotional, mental,...

INSPIRATION FROM HIGHLIGHTS OF A YEAR GONE BY

ByDr. Mark August 28, 2023 0 Comments
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (John 3:16 English Standard) As many of you know from Saturday’s meditation, I attended my aunt’s birthday in Louisville last Wednesday.   Outside of the banquet hall where a great number of people gathered to honor her achievements, there was a table on which there was a mounted,...

THE CHURCH SIGNS NEAR 30TH STREET

ByDr. Mark August 27, 2023 0 Comments
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Psalm 119: 9-10 The Amplified Bible) A local church that I drove by a house of God located near the 30th Street on the westside of town, had a...

CHANGING THE FABRIC OF OUR CULTURE

ByDr. Mark August 26, 2023 0 Comments
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again?  It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.” (Matthew 5:13 NASB) I traveled out of town Wednesday night to honor an aunt who celebrated here 92nd birthday.  She deserved to be honored for she has been and continues to be a pacesetter for...

PAPAVER ORIENTALE

ByDr. Mark August 25, 2023 0 Comments
“I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:14The Amplified Bible) Paying attention to detail, a passerby noticed pictures of four flowers on art canvases.  They were orange, eye-catching, and immediately caught the eye of the beholder.  Surrounded by other art, these flowers demanded...

THE TRUE LIFE

ByDr. Mark August 24, 2023 0 Comments
“For God so loved and dearly prized the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 Amplified Bible) I was in a store looking for a orange book for décor purposes, not really for digging into biblical principles.  However, after going through the fictional section, I came to the...

DO THESE REASONS APPLY?

ByDr. Mark August 23, 2023 0 Comments
“Only take care, son of man, that you don’t rebel like these rebels.  Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” (Ezekiel 2:8 The Message Bible) Have you ever had one of those days where you could not stop going back to the kitchen over and over, and each time you searched until you found something to satisfy your unrelenting appetite?  I had one of those days the other day, just...

DON’T GIVE UP

ByDr. Mark August 22, 2023 0 Comments
“That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.  Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.  Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.  As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.  Some fell on rocky places,...