Author: Dr. Mark

LIVING SERIOUSLY

ByDr. Mark February 18, 2021 0 Comments
“So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it.  Pursue the things over which Christ presides.  Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you.  Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ - that's where the action is.  See things from his perspective.  Your old life is dead.  Your new life,...

THE ALWAYS DO LIFE

ByDr. Mark February 16, 2021 0 Comments
“Enoch: Enoch was sixty-five years old when his son Methuselah was born.  Afterwards he lived another 300 years in fellowship with God, and produced sons and daughters; then, when he was 365, and in constant touch with God, he disappeared, for God took him!” (Genesis 5:21-24 Living Bible) When reminded to be careful, to be cautiously alert on his travels, and carry on doing right wherever...

TAKE THE LEAD TODAY!

ByDr. Mark February 15, 2021 0 Comments
“Be strong and courageous!  Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9b NASB) You have started a new week.  It’s Monday morning, a day which on one hand we wish could have been delayed so the weekend would be extended and on the other hand we realize we have been blessed to see a new day.  On this new day, God has an...

TAKE THE MESSAGE PERSONAL

ByDr. Mark February 14, 2021 0 Comments
“I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance.  I know you don’t tolerate evil people.  You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.  You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.” (Revelation 2:2-3 NLT) This morning you will hear a message sent by the Lord.  Yes, it...

DOCTOR RECOMMENDED

ByDr. Mark February 13, 2021 1 Comment
“My child, pay attention to what I say.Listen carefully to my words.  Don’t lose sight of them.Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them,and healing to their whole body.” (Proverbs 4:20-22 NLT) Have you ever read the messages imprinted on some of the over the counter medical and dental products as you browsed through them?  Did you see that...

THE STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER

ByDr. Mark February 11, 2021 0 Comments
“Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still;teach the righteous and they will gain in learning.” (Proverbs 9:9 NRSV) Many have been in my classroom at the college level, in corporate training sessions, and of course Bible study classes.  I’m sure that any time we focused on communication or leadership, I borrowed from Eric Berne’s transactional analysis theory...

THE THIN SKINNED TRAIT

ByDr. Mark February 10, 2021 0 Comments
“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” (Luke 6:45 NIV) Being thin skinned, in my opinion, is being too sensitive or even over sensitive to comments, criticism, or chatter that immediately goes through some type of personal clearing house...

POETIC, THEMATIC, AND DIDACTIC

ByDr. Mark February 9, 2021 0 Comments
“The Lord is my solid rock, my fortress, my rescuer.  My God is my rock—I take refuge in him!—He’s my shield, my salvation’s strength, my place of safety.” (Psalm 18:2 CEB) My effort this morning is to present you with something poetic, thematic, and didactic.  Hopefully you will like the prose, quickly recognize the theme, and find the instructive features edifying; preparing...

MY MAN!

ByDr. Mark February 8, 2021 0 Comments
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.  Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand.” (Psalm 37:23-24 NKJV) The purpose of this meditation is in fact multi-dimensional, inasmuch as the phrase used in the title, “My Man,” has multiple meanings and varying associated inferences that depend on the use of...

ADVICE: “DON’T GO PETER ON SOMEBODY!”

ByDr. Mark February 7, 2021 0 Comments
“Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)” (John 18:10 NIV) The scene of our opening text was at Jesus’ arrest.  You remember the story.  Peter’s automatic response we to start a knife fact, but Jesus, knowing that His appointment was at Golgotha, to be lifted high on a...