Author: Dr. Mark

BELIEVE

ByDr. Mark December 19, 2020 0 Comments
“And they answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household .” (Acts 16:31 Amplified Bible) A couple of years ago, I substituted at an elementary school for a little over a semester.  This included subbing during the Christmas season.  On most days it was too cold to go outside for recess, so we stayed inside.  Sometimes as many as 3...

CRITICS LOOK FOR ANYTHING

ByDr. Mark December 18, 2020 0 Comments
“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:5 NIV) I’m at the front of the checkout line at a big box retail store in my neighborhood.  I opted to skip the self-serve checkout line and go to a line where a cashier would scan and bag my purchases.  I had interacted with this...

REMEMBER THE HOMEWORK YOU NEVER SAW AGAIN!

ByDr. Mark December 17, 2020 0 Comments
“Students are not greater than their teacher.  But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.” (Luke 6:40 NLT) Three situations came to mind yesterday.  The first was when the regular classroom teacher would assign you homework, collect it, but you never saw it again.  You still don’t know how well you did up to this day.  The second situation was when the...

THE OBJECT OF YOUR FAITH

ByDr. Mark December 16, 2020 0 Comments
“And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.” (Mark 11:22 NASB) We wear religious jewelry around our necks, wrists, ears and ankles.  On some people, scriptures and pictures have been tattooed on visible parts of their bodies to point to our invisible God.  Cars are seen driving down the streets with license plates that have been personalized to communicate that the...

Almost Hidden Between The Lines

ByDr. Mark December 15, 2020 2 Comments
“Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”  Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory!  Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.”  And God granted his request.” (I Chronicles 4:9-10 NIV) As we get older, we like to take...

REQUEST A RUSH ORDER IF YOU WANT TO!

ByDr. Mark December 14, 2020 0 Comments
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2a NIV)” Did you know that the fast-forwarding feature of your electronic device is not a new thing and that it actually was first used in 1948?  Did you know that “Rush Shipping” speeding up or reducing the total number of days it requires...

IT’S NOT A WASTE OF TIME

ByDr. Mark December 13, 2020 0 Comments
“All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 NASB) We scan through the enticing headlines on the internet when we initially open up our computer to one of the web services providers.  We see headlines,...

TRES PALABRAS

ByDr. Mark December 12, 2020 0 Comments
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (I Corinthians 13:3 ESV) Tres palabras in English means three words!  Of course you knew that, si?  It’s Sabado (Saturday) and I’m sure you have mucho trabajo (much work) o otras cosas (or other things) to do.  (Yes, I’m a bilingual mess!)  But since you have a lot to accomplish on your day off...

STRENGTH FROM THIS WOMAN’S STORY

ByDr. Mark December 11, 2020 0 Comments
“Now a woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”  So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you?  Tell me, what do you have in the house?”  And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house...

FATHERS, FATHER FIGURES, AND “THE FATHER”

ByDr. Mark December 9, 2020 0 Comments
“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." (Quote from Billy Graham) When it comes for fatherhood, I have a full quiver, seven children to be exact.  In addition to being “Poppa” to them, I am a father figure to many.  And they all know that if they need an advisor or consultant, they can call on...