Author: Dr. Mark

BE CAREFUL LITTLE EYES

ByDr. Mark June 6, 2021 0 Comments
“Worship is the submission of all of our nature to God. It is the quickening of the conscience by his holiness; the nourishment of mind with his truth; the purifying of imagination by his beauty; the opening of the heart to his love; the surrender of will to his purpose--all this gathered up in adoration, the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable.” (Quote by Archbishop William...

A PAJAMA STORY

ByDr. Mark June 5, 2021 0 Comments
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.”  (Matthew 7:3-5 ESV) It’s...

THE SEAT OF HONOR

ByDr. Mark June 4, 2021 0 Comments
“Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table...”  (Luke 14:7 Amplified Bible) How special did you feel when you were seated at the head table at a conference, a wedding, or some special gathering where you or a close friend was honored?  You felt pretty special, didn’t you?  You saw it as...

IT’S A GOOD THING!

ByDr. Mark June 3, 2021 0 Comments
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation[.”  (Psalm 42:5 ESV) Talking to yourself is a good thing!  No, you are right, I have no scholastic studies to support my statement. I have not gathered data from any particular age group. I have read no books on self-talk.  But I will stand firm on...

WHAT IF?

ByDr. Mark June 2, 2021 0 Comments
“But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the perfect day.”  (Proverbs 4:18 Amplified) I have seen a few books entitled, “What If,” but the content of this meditation is very different than the topics those published authors focused on. What I will share has nothing to do with how history would have been different if...

ANOTHER ONE

ByDr. Mark June 1, 2021 0 Comments
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” (Ephesians 4:1-7  NASB) This meditation is another one on “one.”  I received an email yesterday...

ONE

ByDr. Mark May 31, 2021 0 Comments
“Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”  (Ephesians 4:1-3 NASB) When we think of the number “one,” we normally think of it representing not much...

MULTIPLYING AND GROWING

ByDr. Mark May 30, 2021 0 Comments
“Joseph continued to live in Egypt with his father’s family. Joseph lived 110 years. He lived to see Ephraim’s sons into the third generation. The sons of Makir, Manasseh’s son, were also recognized as Joseph’s. At the end, Joseph said to his brothers, “I am ready to die. God will most certainly pay you a visit and take you out of this land and back to the land he so solemnly...

MEMORIAL DAY: LORD HELP US REMEMBER!

ByDr. Mark May 28, 2021 0 Comments
“Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due, and honor to whom honor is due.”  (Romans 13:7 Modern English Version) As we are about to enter the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a time where we tend to think of picnics, camping, fireworks, parades, baseball games where fans come clad in red, white, and blue, and of...

THE LIFE CHANGERS

ByDr. Mark May 27, 2021 0 Comments
“So I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good...”  (Nehemiah 5:9a NASB) Thank God for the Nehemiah’s; the life changers in our lives!  Let me make sense of my first sentence by telling you about some life changers, people who, in a close proximity of time, changed the direction of my life.  Hiding with two friends in the bathroom at a laundry mat on 16th and College...