Dr. Mark, Author at Mark Writes

BEFORE LEADERSHIP CLASSES WERE CREATED

ByDr. Mark April 22, 2026 2 Comments

“Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had an illness caused by a spirit (demon). She was bent double and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are released from your illness.” Then He laid His hands on her; and immediately she stood erect again and...

THE AGE OF THE RIGHTEOUS ONES

ByDr. Mark April 21, 2026 2 Comments

Picture the following scenarios. A fiver-year old brother looks down at his younger brother and says, “I’m older than you.” The dad enters the room and upon hearing the words of his older son, he says to the five-year old, “You are both young. When you get to be my age, thirty-five years old, you will know what it means to be old.” Then there is the sixty-five old woman who was on the...

THE DOOR THAT IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC DOOR

ByDr. Mark April 20, 2026 4 Comments

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.“ (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV) This is your Monday Short meditation. I’ll start with a short, true story. Friday morning, I had just exited the door at a local grocery store. As I approached...

ANCHORING YOUR SOUL

ByDr. Mark April 19, 2026 2 Comments

“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul —a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil .” (Hebrews 6:19 The Amplified Bible) I read an article in Boat World, as you would guess targeted at present boat owners and future boat owner. The focus was on anchor selection. Read on because even if you have no boat, you have do have a soul. Let me share three things with you, two...

THE STORE

ByDr. Mark April 18, 2026 2 Comments

“It’s Saturday, the day before you show up at the house of God for worship, right? Well, before you get started today, let me tell you about “The Store.” First, today, you can go to “The Store,” your preferred grocery store and stock up on your groceries for the upcoming week. Second, every single day, even today, you can do to “The Store” in heaven. You will not buy anything,...

THE JESUS FRANCHISE

ByDr. Mark April 17, 2026 2 Comments

“And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and the hedges and press upon them to come in, so that my house will be filled.” (Luke 14:23 NASB) I didn’t forget ya! Here’s your Sunday Share meditation! Pastor M.R. King started a four-part series entitled, “The Jesus Franchise” this past Sunday. Yeah, I took my notes! I’ll share some, that’s right, some of the...

THE REVEAL

ByDr. Mark April 16, 2026 2 Comments

For years I have spoken on the principle that says that the number of kilowatts of stress that go into your mind must be matched by an equal number of kilowatts coming out to remain balanced. Hopefully, the kilowatts that come out are positive and not negative. Be on guard for displacement, distinctly sinful outlets, delighting self in overeating or even dragging someone else down so you can...

YOUR KINDNESS DAY!

ByDr. Mark April 15, 2026 4 Comments

“Love is kind….” (I Corinthians 13:4 NASB) Yesterday, I referred to some verses from I Corinthains 13, verse 4-8 to be precise. One of the things you read in those verses was "Love is kind." Let's stay right there! We agree, right? Love is kind. Ange get this! Even before the New Testament, and the teachings of Christ, the inspired word of God includes several references to kindness. For...

REHASSLE!

ByDr. Mark April 14, 2026 2 Comments

“Can we all get along?” (Rodney King, 1992) According to the Urban Dictionary, the term rehassle is defined as a “very unwanted rehearsal” and is used commonly among professional musicians to describe a rehearsal that is not enjoyable or necessary.” When I sat down to write this morning, I intended to compliment church choirs, including the one at the church I attend, for actually...

THEN

ByDr. Mark April 13, 2026 2 Comments

“Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites were appointed, then I put Hanani my brother, and Hananiah the commander of the citadel, in charge of Jerusalem, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. Then I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot, and while they...