Author: Dr. Mark

WHEN THE WINDS KEEP ON BLOWING!

ByDr. Mark November 9, 2022 0 Comments
“Awake now, he told the wind to pipe down and said to the sea, “Quiet! Settle down!”  The wind ran out of breath; the sea became smooth as glass.  Jesus reprimanded the disciples: “Why are you such cowards? Don’t you have any faith at all?” (Mark 4:39-40 The Message Bible) One of my younger son’s and his family stopped by last Saturday, in town for a wedding.  We met them at a...

IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORITY

ByDr. Mark November 8, 2022 0 Comments
“Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” (Genesis 5:24 NASB) Did you ever notice how one’s behavior changes when “the authority” is present?  I think it does, in most cases.  Here are some examples to support my position. Example: Young children are acting like they are auditioning for “Children Gone Wild” when the babysitter is in...

IT HAPPENED ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT!

ByDr. Mark November 7, 2022 0 Comments
“A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good?  No one is good except God alone.  You know the commandments, ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, Honor your father and mother.’”  And he said, “All these things I have kept since my...

WHERE REAL GIVING REALLY STARTS

ByDr. Mark November 6, 2022 0 Comments
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 KJV) It’s Sunday morning and I know you are heading to church shortly.  Maybe you are already seated on your favorite pew, and you are looking at the meditation before your service starts, since you showed up early.  So, even though it...

IS THERE A REMEDY FOR THE RECKLESSNESS IN THIS REAL WORLD WE LIVE IN

ByDr. Mark November 4, 2022 0 Comments
“Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.  His mother’s name was Jedidiah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.  He lived the way God wanted.  He kept straight on the path blazed by his ancestor David, not one step to either left or right.  One day in the eighteenth year of his kingship, King Josiah sent the royal secretary Shaphan...

TRANSITIONS: A SHORT BIBLE STUDY

ByDr. Mark November 2, 2022 0 Comments
“Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them in shackles to Jerusalem.  Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed...

IT’S LIKE MAKING UP THE BED

ByDr. Mark November 1, 2022 0 Comments
“Teach us to use wisely all the time we have.” (Psalm 90:12 Contemporary English Version) It is an everyday thing when it comes to making up our bed.  Daily, we make the decision to either make it up or leave it unmade.  Trained as children to make up our beds, back when we responded to the authority in our homes who told us to do so, saying, “Nobody is going to see it!”  The rebuttal...

FIVE SMILES

ByDr. Mark October 31, 2022 0 Comments
“Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”  (Quote by Mother Teresa) While this will surely be a challenge for me, a person who typically needs coffee before talking and whose mind is always working while conscious during from my early rising until the rising of the sun, and longer after the going down of the same, I want to challenge you as well,...

ONE

ByDr. Mark October 30, 2022 0 Comments
“See now that I, I am He, and there is no god besides Me.” (Deuteronomy32:39a The Amplified Bible) When we think of the number “one,” we normally think of terms like “not much,” or “not enough.”  It’s Sunday morning, so let me say it, “Am I right about it?”  Yes, I am!  We think of definitions like “the minimum” or “a small amount.”  When we think about the...

TAKE THE WAY OUT!

ByDr. Mark October 29, 2022 0 Comments
“But remember this—the wrong desires that come into your life aren’t anything new and different.  Many others have faced exactly the same problems before you.  And no temptation is irresistible.  You can trust God to keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t stand up against it, for he has promised this and will do what he says.  He will show you how to escape...