Author: Dr. Mark

DNP

ByDr. Mark May 16, 2021 0 Comments
“Just tell me what to do and I will do it, Lord.  As long as I live I’ll wholeheartedly obey.” (Psalm 119:33-34) When I check the basketball scores, occasionally I will see a player’s name and adjacent to his name would be DNP (Coaches Decision).  Sometimes however, it is not the coach’s decision to keep a player out of the game. The decision is actually because of the player’s...

A FIVE-MINUTE FRIDAY MORNING WORKOUT

ByDr. Mark May 14, 2021 0 Comments
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power.” (Revelation 4a NIV) Let’s start your day with a five-minute praise workout.  It will keep you from starting your day being preoccupied with problems, pressures, any predicaments, and the plethora of things you have to get done before the pause, referred to as the weekend. Actually, you can do this every day,...

IT’S REALLY BETTER TO SAY…

ByDr. Mark May 13, 2021 0 Comments
“If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and common sense, then trust the Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself. In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.” (Proverbs 3:5-6 Living Bible) You can’t count on your fingers and toes all the times you have heard the phrase, “Stay in your lane.”...

WFH: WORK FROM HOME

ByDr. Mark May 12, 2021 0 Comments
“But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives.” (Philippians 3:20a NLT) Watching the business segment of the new last week, a new segment shined a spotlight on a major employer’s plans for their workforce during the ongoing pandemic and even beyond.  There were three options that would be offered that I recall: (1) work on the company campus; an option that would...

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN!

ByDr. Mark May 11, 2021 0 Comments
“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good (encouraging) word makes it glad.” (Proverbs 12:25 AMP) Not about to talk about Spring cleaning, yard sprucing, or switching your seasonal wardrobes from one spacious closet to the other. (This should be in small print and quickly: The latter note about seasonal wardrobes and alluding to having more than one spacious closet does not...

LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS!

ByDr. Mark May 10, 2021 0 Comments
“We are sure about all this. Christ makes us sure in the very presence of God. We don’t have the right to claim that we have done anything on our own. God gives us what it takes to do all that we do.” (2 Corinthians 3:4-5 CEV) Sometimes we can lessen our stress merely by looking at the bright side of things.  For instance, instead of looking at an unavoidable change as negative, look...

WAKE UP!

ByDr. Mark May 9, 2021 0 Comments
“Arise, my people! Let your light shine for all the nations to see! For the glory of the Lord is streaming from you.” (Isaiah 60:1 The Living Bible) When we are in the comfort of our home, we depend upon our alarm clocks to wake us up. Some of you have body clocks which don’t let you oversleep and usually wake you up earlier than the time you set on your alarm clock.  I’m one of...

HEY YOU!

ByDr. Mark May 8, 2021 0 Comments
Mark is out of town, and he thought picked up flash drive that contained the meditation that He was going to send you this morning. Therefore, to make sure he does not fail to stir up your God-consciousness this morning, as a favor to maintain his streak, I am sending you this letter; something Mark used in a teaching setting, way back in 2014.  Let me introduce myself.  My name is...

SANDBOX MENTALITIES

ByDr. Mark May 7, 2021 0 Comments
“Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.” (Proverbs 12:15 NLT) I recall as a child traveling a couple of hours with my family from Indianapolis, Indiana to New Albany, Indiana at times.  We would depart early on Sunday mornings so that we could get to Sunday School and attend worship at the church where my grandfather pastored.  I can’t remember if Aunt...

MENTAL WELLNESS

ByDr. Mark May 6, 2021 0 Comments
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4 NKJV) On May 1, 2020, The Midwest Teacher’s Conference Workshop of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. focused on the month of May being designated as Mental Health Awareness Month.  Attendees were encouraged to change the way we refer to Mental Disease; to move from Mental Illness to Mental...