Author: Dr. Mark

TWO SIDES OF FLEXIBILITY

ByDr. Mark January 23, 2026 0 Comments
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked , nor stand in the path of sinners,nor sit in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers). But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season. Its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he...

IN SPITE OF THE FACT…

ByDr. Mark January 22, 2026 0 Comments
“So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in him, “If you continue to accept and obey my teaching, you are really my followers. You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”” (John 8:31-32 Easy-to-Read Version) In spite of the fact that the MLK Holiday has passed, we need to keep on talking about freedom. Yes, we need to still lift up our voices and sing!  Yes, we still...

GROWING AIMS

ByDr. Mark January 21, 2026 4 Comments
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God....

STRANGE THINGS

ByDr. Mark January 20, 2026 2 Comments
“Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, ‘What does this babbler wish to...

NEW YEAR’S FITNESS COMMITMENT

ByDr. Mark December 31, 2025 2 Comments
“You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you’ll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you...

REFRAME IT!

ByDr. Mark December 30, 2025 0 Comments
“Then it happened when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negev and on Ziklag, and had overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire; and they took captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great, without killing anyone, and carried them off and went their way. When David and his men came to the city, behold, it...

REAL LOVE!

ByDr. Mark December 29, 2025 2 Comments
“Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” (I John 3:18 NLT) This is your Monday Short meditation. For real this Monday! As you can ascertain from the verse above, when you love others, it is not something merely conveyed with words or sweet-sounding speech that is pleasing to the ears and serves to perk up another’s emotions....

YOUR JOURNEY

ByDr. Mark December 28, 2025 2 Comments
“These are the stages of the journeys of the Israelites, by which they came out of the land of Egypt by their armies, under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. Moses recorded their points of departure, as the Lord commanded, stage by stage; and these are their journeys according to their points of departure: They set out from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month; on...

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED FOR YOU!

ByDr. Mark December 27, 2025 0 Comments
Books That Slay, published a summary of a book in 2023 that you may have read in your academic pursuits, as an assigned reading for leaders who face major challenges, or perhaps you were just looking for some good reading material to steer you away from the habit of watching television. The book is titled, “The Road Less Traveled,” and it was written in 1978 by M. Scott Peck. The summary...

THE MEMORY MIRROR

ByDr. Mark December 26, 2025 0 Comments
“That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.’ Haruki Murakami We all look in the memory mirror of life and see reflections of our experiences. Sometimes, especially around special days, our minds focus too much on bad memories, versus the good memories. We focus on the burdens, instead of the blessings. We focus on that which we regret, versus the...