Author: Dr. Mark

DRIVING A POINT HOME

ByDr. Mark December 29, 2020 0 Comments
For this is how God loved the world: He gavehis one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NLT) Most states require car insurance.  Once source says one in eight drivers have no auto assurance.  Another says that 20% of drivers have no auto insurance.  The numbers reported are just a snapshot of the reality of how...

DON’T FORGET WHERE YOU ARE!

ByDr. Mark December 28, 2020 0 Comments
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” (Psalm 24:1a NLT) During normal holiday times herds of people do a lot of traveling and visiting at the homes of relatives.  I know I said normal holiday times, but even in the midst of the present day pandemic, based on the reports over the national news, the number of people traveling without a reason of necessity, such as a family...

UNCHANGED IN CHANGING TIMES

ByDr. Mark December 27, 2020 0 Comments
“God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.  We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake, before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains.” (Psalm 46:1-3 MSG) There are some people who seem to never change.  There are those older folks blessed with special youth preserving genes and may still look nearly the...

REMEDIES FOR THE HOLIDAY BLUES

ByDr. Mark December 26, 2020 0 Comments
“The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter.” (Psalm 30:5 MSG) During the holidays, there are probably only a rare few who have not experienced memories of the way things were in the past, during holiday times.  In some cases the persons who made times the most memorable, if they were believers, have gone home to be with the Lord.  For some that has been...

A GIFT FROM ME TO YOU

ByDr. Mark December 25, 2020 0 Comments
“The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value!” (Quote by Charles Dudley Warner) Merry Christmas!  You were on my mind, so I want to present your with more than a greeting!  I have a special a gift from me to you!  Are you excited yet?  It consists of three quotes, wrapped in love and tied with a bow of joy.  Two parts of this gift...

CHRISTMAS EVE

ByDr. Mark December 24, 2020 0 Comments
“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Corinthians 9:15 NKJV) Today is Christmas Eve, yes the night before Christmas; simply a short time from the Thanksgiving paid day off holiday and shortly before the long awaited Christmas morning when there is more focus on presents in many house as opposed to the presented; the presentation of our Savior, the Son of God, Jesus the Christ, to...

DO YOU NEED TO FEEL LOVED TODAY?

ByDr. Mark December 23, 2020 0 Comments
“He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”  They said to Him, “Grant us to sit, one at Your right hand and the other at Your left hand, in Your glory.” (Mark 10:36-37 MEV) When you get in the habit of being God conscious, you will see things that other will miss.  For instance, I was stopped at a stoplight on one of my few ventures out of the house Monday.  I’m...

I STAND CORRECTED

ByDr. Mark December 22, 2020 0 Comments
“For whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit….” (I Peter 3:10 ESV) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Like anybody, I would like to have a long life.  Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will.”  That ought to be our objective every day; to do the...

THAT REASONABLE PORTION OF HEALTH AND STRENGTH

ByDr. Mark December 21, 2020 2 Comments
“I have been young and now I am old…” (Psalm 37:25 NASB) Ever since I was actually able to listen to the prayers of church folks; old enough to move from the simple bowing of my head and the rapid release of an “Amen” as I joined the chorus of others in the church who had apparently felt that the person praying had prayed long enough (as if there is such a thing); ever since then I...

WHY WAIT!

ByDr. Mark December 20, 2020 0 Comments
“And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.  So Jesus answered and said, ‘Were there not ten cleansed?  But where are the nine?’” (Luke 10:15-17 NKJV) Friday morning, as I sat quietly at a viewing that preceded a Celebration of Life service for an...