Author: Dr. Mark

PREACH!

ByDr. Mark December 6, 2020 0 Comments
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” (2 Timothy 4:2 KJV) After the Friday meditation on “When You Having One of Those Days,” I got responses that let me know that the message was specific sent by God through me, the specific messenger, for a specific purpose.  For it was confirmed by the responses that...

Poppa’s Got A Brand New Bag

ByDr. Mark December 5, 2020 0 Comments
“For I’m going to do a brand-new thing.  See, I have already begun! Don’t you see it? I will make a road through the wilderness of the world for my people to go home, and create rivers for them in the desert!” (Isaiah 43:19 TLB) In my Thursday night Bible Study class, I made a comment about a time years ago that I heard more than one preacher speak on the subject, “You Better Check...

WHEN YOU ARE HAVING ONE OF THOSE DAYS

ByDr. Mark December 4, 2020 0 Comments
“He will not let you stumble.” (Psalm 121:3a NLT) Have you ever had one of “those days;” days where you did not feel like getting up, let alone doing what you needed to be doing or what others expected you to do?  Let’s not run from being transparent.  We all have one of “those days!” On “those days” our motivation plays hide and seek and finding it is a most...

YOU ARE A BRICKLAYER

ByDr. Mark December 3, 2020 0 Comments
“This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel.” (Ezra 7:10 NLT) As far back as ancient Roman times, dirt roads gave way to the laying of cobblestones to provide a better surface on which to travel.  In our country cobblestones were used in the 19th century and as time passed, other...

DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED VIEWPOINTS

ByDr. Mark December 2, 2020 0 Comments
“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”  Amen.” (Matthew 28:18-20...

LET THEM BE PROUD OF YOU!

ByDr. Mark December 1, 2020 0 Comments
“Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.  Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.  Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3 NLT) As adults, we want...

HOW DOES THE MOON GET FULL?

ByDr. Mark November 30, 2020 0 Comments
“Behold, children are a gift of the Lord…” ({Psalm 127:3a NASB) My great-granddaughter asked her mother a question laid bare that she was blessed with an exploring, curious, observing, inquisitive and extraordinary mind.  The question was not one that I would have thought of at the age of four years old!  While her inquiry, as expressed in an abbreviated form in the title above,...

TAKING UP SPACE

ByDr. Mark November 29, 2020 0 Comments
“Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts.  Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.” (2 Timothy 2:22 NLT) Years ago during the holiday season, my father brought out the model electric train that was powered by a small generator.  He had affixed the track to a large piece of plywood...

THE SLOWEST TURKEY

ByDr. Mark November 28, 2020 0 Comments
“One day some worthless foreigners among the Israelites became greedy for food, and even the Israelites themselves began moaning, “We don’t have any meat!  In Egypt we could eat all the fish we wanted, and there were cucumbers, melons, onions, and garlic.  But we’re starving out here, and the only food we have is this manna.”  The manna was like small whitish seeds and tasted like...

BREAKING NEWS! FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES CANCELLED!

ByDr. Mark November 27, 2020 0 Comments
“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” (John 9:4 KJV) It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I am as full as you are!  I know what we will be eating for the next several days; turkey sandwiches, ham sandwiches, turkey hash, ham and eggs, turkey and ham casserole, ham and cheese quesadillas, mash potato pancakes, turkey soup,...