Author: Dr. Mark

DEALING WITH THOSE STUBBORN KNOTS

ByDr. Mark December 22, 2022 0 Comments
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1 NIV) As you may know, I have never been the greatest in tying shoes that stay tied all day.  Repeatedly, almost daily, my effort to master the art of tying my shoelaces is evident by my undone strings.  Many days, my focused effort fails, and I end up with a knot that I believe would challenge the most skilled...

A CHILDHOOD GAME

ByDr. Mark December 21, 2022 0 Comments
“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child.” (I Corinthians 13:11a The Living Bible) As a child, sitting in the far pews with my peers, we made good use of the blank page, the back page, of the church bulletin during church service.  We had been to Sunday School and gave our undivided attention to the teacher, but being honest, we were not...

MY FAVORTE THINGS REMIX

ByDr. Mark December 20, 2022 0 Comments
“Sing a new song to the Lord!  Sing his praises from the ends of the earth!  Sing, all you who sail the seas, all you who live in distant coastlands.” (Isaiah 42:10 NLT) Usually at this time of the year, as we are surfing through channels with our remote, we come across a replay of The Sound of Music.  We pause when we hear Julie Andrews singing “My Favorite Things.”  And you...

RELEVANT AND REAL

ByDr. Mark December 19, 2022 0 Comments
“Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see that the Day of the Lord is coming nearer.” (Hebrew 10:25 The Good News Translation) Not including the opening and closing scriptures, aside from this introductory sentence, this Monday Short meditation, for once, really is short, consisting of two...

PRESENTING PROOF

ByDr. Mark December 18, 2022 0 Comments
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.  And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed and progressively changed by the renewing of your mind , so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is...

MY UNIVERSAL CHRISTMAS CARD TO YOU

ByDr. Mark December 17, 2022 0 Comments
“To God be the glory!” This is my universal Christmas card that I am sending to all the Mark Writes readers!  I’m not being cheap.  I do not have postal service cutoff times for mailing card in mind.  I am not curtailing the work of doing what God has called me to do via these meditations.  Actually, it is just the opposite.  I am complying with my calling to spread the good news...

THAT WHICH WAS PASSED DOWN TO YOU

ByDr. Mark December 16, 2022 0 Comments
“I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.” (2 Timothy 1:5 NLT) The good things that have been passed down to you only become of value, if you use them.  Let me give you an example and an encouraging word. Yesterday I made dinner for two, using a recipe that was...

THE TSUNAMI OF THESE TIMES

ByDr. Mark December 15, 2022 0 Comments
“Be on guard.  Stand firm in the faith.  Be courageous.  Be strong.’” (I Corinthians 6L13 NLT) The holidays, these are the times where ripples of influence are grand and go to great heights, trying to overcome our minds and dictate our actions.  Of course, there is the tidal wave of holiday displays that try to lure you to go outside your budget and purchase things that have a limited...

TEXT TIME!

ByDr. Mark December 14, 2022 0 Comments
“Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Lord, why have You brought harm to this people?  Why did You ever send me?  Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not rescued Your people at all.  Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for under compulsion, he will let them go, and under compulsion...

YOU CAN MAKE IT!

ByDr. Mark December 13, 2022 0 Comments
“Suddenly, God, your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness.  I smash the bands of marauders; I vault the high fences.  What a God!  His road stretches straight and smooth.  Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him makes it.” (2 Samuel 22:29-31 MSG) God is sending a specific message to all of us for a specific purpose this morning.  Most of us have...