Dr. Mark, Author at Mark Writes

WHEN YOU HAVE TO BE TOLD TWICE!

ByDr. Mark July 30, 2023 0 Comments

“Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!” (Matthew 11:15 NLT) Have you ever had one person tell you something, and then shortly afterwards somebody else told you the same thing? Have you ever heard a sermon preached, but you weren’t convinced until another preacher said the same thing? In an everyday situation, did someone ever give you constructive criticism about an...

ROLE REVERSALS HAPPEN

ByDr. Mark July 29, 2023 0 Comments

“And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.” (Isaiah 3:4 King James Version) Role reversals happen. Pastors’ wives remind pastors that being committed to helping those in need, on top of their normal work schedule is needed, emphasizing. “I must do what the Lord said.” Younger siblings provide wisdom to older brothers and sisters. ...

CHANGE THE PAGE!

ByDr. Mark July 28, 2023 0 Comments

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the actual words of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained...

TOUCH ALL THE BASES

ByDr. Mark July 27, 2023 0 Comments

“Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed - that exhilarating finish in and with God - he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.” (Hebrews 12:2 The Message Bible) At a major league baseball...

UNSTOPPABLE

ByDr. Mark July 26, 2023 0 Comments

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” (Galatians 6:9 NLT) I can hear a multitude of reasons coming from the mouths of the saints that threaten to stop their doing good, or just vocalizing what influenced them to take a break from their Christian labors. I even hear these words being spoken out of...

DOUBLE CROSSED

ByDr. Mark July 25, 2023 0 Comments

“And he said to them all, “If you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, take up your cross every day, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23 Good News Translation) Immediately, by your natural thought process, you tried to figure out the connection between the title of this meditation and the scripture that follows, a verse I always use to stress going beyond our comfort zones and following...

THE RESTART

ByDr. Mark July 24, 2023 0 Comments

“This day belongs to the Lord!” (Psalm 118:24 Contemporary English Version) You who know me are aware that my greatest challenge is patience, particularly when thing do not go as scheduled, for I am a punctual person. Punctual meaning, in my understanding, being early than the usual start time. Well, this morning I had not written one single word when I got up at 1:15 a.m. ...

YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!

ByDr. Mark July 23, 2023 0 Comments

“Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.” (Haggai 1:5 King James Version) I know you are about ready to head for church, but can I get your attention for just a couple of minutes? When I was leaving church Friday morning, I got a cup of water from the new water dispenser we recently installed at church; no more water fountain. The water was clear, cool, and I...

¡Yo No Soy El Jefe!

ByDr. Mark July 22, 2023 0 Comments

“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and...

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND?

ByDr. Mark July 21, 2023 0 Comments

I’ll keep my mouth shut this morning. I’ll let Jesus tell you how to have a happy weekend. You do want to have a happy weekend, don’t you? Well, read the words from our Savior below, found in Matthew 5:3-11 (Good News Translation). React positively and respond actively. And of course, “Be blessed!” “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven...