Author: Dr. Mark

WISE COUNSEL FOR THIS WEEKEND!

ByDr. Mark November 8, 2024 0 Comments
It’s Friday, the beginning of the weekend. So, below you will find some wise counsel, straight from the Apostle Paul to the saints at Galatia and to you and me as well. If I had to describe the translation that I have chosen to pass Paul’s wise counsel to you, I would say that it is pretty straightforward or self-explanatory. Therefore, I don’t need to explain it, expound on it, or engage...

STAY CONFIDENT!

ByDr. Mark November 7, 2024 0 Comments
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; he protects me from danger—whom shall I fear? When evil men come to destroy me, they will stumble and fall! Yes, though a mighty army marches against me, my heart shall know no fear! I am confident that God will save me.” (Psalm 27:1-3 The Living Bible) There are two words that will help you stay confident, regardless of what you are facing, in...

SEVERE STORMS

ByDr. Mark November 6, 2024 0 Comments
“And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, ‘Let us pass over unto the other side.’ And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a...

THE BEST THINGS ABOUT WAKING UP

ByDr. Mark November 5, 2024 0 Comments
“God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over).He’s all I’ve got left.” (Lamentations 3:22-23 The Message Bible) As a coffee drinker, I no longer frown at the commercial that points to coffee as “the best thing about waking...

IT DIDN’T HAPPEN!

ByDr. Mark November 4, 2024 0 Comments
I went to a grocery store, not the same one, but a different store every day last week. Yet in those places and spaces filled with faces, it didn’t happen! I sat in a lobby area at a local hospital, working at a table alone on my personal computer. There was an open seat across from me, and I believe I looked open to conversation or at least worthy of a friendly greeting. You see, I was...

THE PEBBLE OF SAND ON THE BEACH

ByDr. Mark November 3, 2024 0 Comments
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8 NASB) Before you read any further, I want you to share a fact with you; a fact that will help you understand the meaning behind the content that follows. This fact will also help you appreciate that you are one of the chosen. Fact: Scientists estimate that Earth contains 7.5...

SIMPLY A SATURDAY QUOTE

ByDr. Mark November 2, 2024 0 Comments
“The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can...

DUSTED!

ByDr. Mark November 1, 2024 0 Comments
“So, Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s charge; and with Joseph there he did not  pay attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive in form and appearance. Then after a time his master’s wife looked at Joseph with desire, and she said, “Lie with me.” But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look,...

THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED MY MIND!

ByDr. Mark October 31, 2024 0 Comments
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 KJV) I could have titled this meditation, “I Once Was Blind, But Now I See,” but I opted to title it based in the eye-opening night that changed my mind. Not that many years ago I taught a 400-level course, “Ethics” as it applied to leadership. Four hundred level courses are...

SAFE

ByDr. Mark October 30, 2024 0 Comments
“Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need! He lets me rest in the meadow grass and leads me beside the quiet streams. He gives me new strength. He helps me do what honors him the most. Even when walking through the dark valley of death I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me, guarding, guiding all the way. You provide delicious food for me in the presence of my...