Author: Dr. Mark

THERE IS STILL HOPE!

ByDr. Mark August 4, 2025 2 Comments
“Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.” (Romans 12:12 NLT) As I watched the news over the weekend, my heart went out to people all around the world, afar and as close as the avenues and streets in your community. Consider the happening reported on the airways. Disarray, disruption, deviousness, destruction, discrimination, decreasing morality, demagogues...

SUNDAY CHOICE

ByDr. Mark August 3, 2025 0 Comments
“…then choose today…” (Joshua 24:15 NLT Version) You have a choice to make today. Do you agree? Well, then choose today. Communicated in a concise statement, let me say, “I hope you choose to go and worship the Lord at church today, you and all who live under your roof.” This is your “Sunday Choice.” I have made mine! You see everyone living or visiting at my house today will be...

THE UNINTENDED LEADS TO THE UNDENIABLE

ByDr. Mark August 2, 2025 0 Comments
Wednesday morning, when I pulled out a couple of packets from a sugar substitute container in the kitchen, I took the time to read the backside of one of the packets. Yes, even before I had my coffee! The packet had a “Splenda,” or perhaps I should say, a splendid, but unintended message printed on the image of an open book. Take note: If you stay God-conscious and Christ-centered, the prism...

I GUESS NO ONE IS EXEMPT!

ByDr. Mark August 1, 2025 0 Comments
Someone asked me the other day, “Is anybody exempt from what your T-Shirt says?” That person was referring to the T-Shirt I have that says, “Be careful what you say or do, I just might write about it.”  My quick reply was, “No one!’ After I walked away, thinking about the challenge that churches face today to grow their congregations, I thought about my response for a minute. In...

THE RETENTION POND & THE CHURCH

ByDr. Mark July 31, 2025 0 Comments
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” (Matthew 28:19-20 The New King James Version) Like the location of retention ponds throughout your city, the churches in...

WHEN YOU COME TO YOUR REPHIDIM…

ByDr. Mark July 30, 2025 0 Comments
“Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek . Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” So Joshua did as Moses said, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the hilltop. Now when Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he...

HOW TO HAVE A BETTER DAY!

ByDr. Mark July 29, 2025 0 Comments
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” (William Penn 1644 -1718) I looked at various sources to see how we use the time that we are blessed with daily. If a person works, the average time spent is 8 hours. A person spends nearly 4 hours a day watching TV. The average time spent on social media is approximately 2.5 hours. Time spent eating, not including cooking and clean-up...

WHO’S COUNTING?

ByDr. Mark July 28, 2025 0 Comments
“I mean that you should use every opportunity you have for doing good, because these are evil times. So don’t be foolish with your lives but learn what the Lord wants you to do.” (Ephesians 5:16-18 Easy-to-Read Version) This is your Monday Short meditation! Focus on the last part of the passage above which says, “but learn what the Lord wants you to do.” Why the title above? Here’s...

PUT PRAISE AT THE TOP OF YOUR AGENDA TODAY!

ByDr. Mark July 27, 2025 0 Comments
“Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with timbrel and dancing, praise Him with the strings and pipe, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let...

HELP FOR ANXIOUS PEOPLE…INCLUDING YOU AND ME!

ByDr. Mark July 26, 2025 0 Comments
“Teach me Your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Do not turn me over to the desire of my enemies, for false witnesses have risen against me, and the violent witness. I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage;Yes, wait for the Lord.!” (Psalm...