Author: Dr. Mark

INFALLIBLE

ByDr. Mark March 2, 2023 0 Comments
“The revelation of God is whole and pulls our lives together.  The signposts of God are clear and point out the right road.  The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy.  The directions of God are plain and easy on the eyes.  God’s reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee.  The decisions of God are accurate down to the nth degree.” (Psalm 17:7-9 The...

RECKLESS

ByDr. Mark March 1, 2023 0 Comments
“The wise watch their steps and avoid evil; fools are headstrong and reckless.” (Proverbs 14:16 The Message Bible) The title for this meditation, of course, comes with a story.  Monday morning, the day after preaching on “Integrity and Honesty,” I had to take the family vehicle to a collision shop for an 8:00 a.m. appointment.  Naturally, you who know me would expect nothing less;...

IN IT TO WIN IT!

ByDr. Mark February 28, 2023 0 Comments
“You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race.  Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win.” (I Corinthians 9:24 The Message Bible) It’s halftime at a high school basketball game, a game that is part of a single-elimination tournament.  You lose, you are out.  You win, you live to play another game, and the pursuit of a championship continues. In the locker room of the team...

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

ByDr. Mark February 27, 2023 0 Comments
“Make me know Your ways, Lord; teach me Your paths.  Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day.” (Psalm 25:4-5 NASB) It’s Monday.  Where do we go from here?  This is a good question for many of us, right?  Where do we go from here spiritually?  Where do we go from here as it relates to setting examples for others who will...

LET’S GET VERY PERSONAL

ByDr. Mark February 26, 2023 0 Comments
“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health , just as your soul prospers .” (3 John 3:2 The Amplified Bible) Approximately 1,933 years ago, John, the elder, the author of I John, 2 John, and 3 John got personal and wrote a personal letter to Gaius who had acted faithfully in showing hospitality to traveling ministers of the gospel.  Today, early...

MAD MEN

ByDr. Mark February 25, 2023 0 Comments
“Saul got word of the whereabouts of David and his men.  He was sitting under the big oak on the hill at Gibeah at the time, spear in hand, holding court surrounded by his officials.  He said, “Listen here, you Benjaminites!  Don’t think for a minute that you have any future with the son of Jesse!  Do you think he’s going to hand over choice land, give you all influential jobs?...

HOLD ON TO YOUR BLESSINGS

ByDr. Mark February 24, 2023 0 Comments
“Embrace your blessings.” (Steve Maraboli) It was a windy Tuesday morning.  I exited my car with a check in my hand.  I was going to deposit it in the bank.  The amount of the check did not matter.  Big or small, any check is a blessing!  Smile!  Keep reading, for things are about to get interesting.  Obviously, I was not embracing the envelope in which my check was enclosed tightly...

DARK PLACES

ByDr. Mark February 23, 2023 0 Comments
“I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord.  I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him.  When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me , You knew my path.  In the way where I walk.  They have hidden a trap for me.  Look to the right and see; for there is no one who has regard for me .  Escape has failed me, and...

MAKING THE MOST…

ByDr. Mark February 22, 2023 0 Comments
“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow.  What is your life?  You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14 NIV) One of the cable channels I have on my service is called “Shorts TV.”  The channel broadcast short films of various genres.  Stories are compacted in very few minutes.  I usually go right by this channel it...

THE WAY TO GREATNESS

ByDr. Mark February 21, 2023 0 Comments
“Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest.  But Jesus intervened: “Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles.  It’s not going to be that way with you.  Let the senior among you become like the junior; let the leader act the part of the servant.” (Luke 22:24-26 The Message Bible) With my...