Author: Dr. Mark

NOT MADE FOR DEFEAT

ByDr. Mark September 19, 2024 0 Comments
Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Man is not made for defeat.” Now don’t jump to the wrong conclusion! I have never read “The Old Man and the Sea,” but I did pause on a channel showing an old classic film based on Hemingway’s work. That’s where I heard the quote. Let me take the liberty to modify the quote to fit you and me, fellow believers. In the Lord Jesus Christ, as new creatures, we...

THE CALL AND THE ANSWER

ByDr. Mark September 18, 2024 0 Comments
“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.” (Isaiah 58:9 NIV) Do you remember receiving the daily newspaper years ago, something that took place in the era when young boys got their first job and earned a few dollars delivering papers? A paperboy’s earnings varied from week to week, depending on the timeliness and or willingness of...

“WHY DO I WRITE?”

ByDr. Mark September 17, 2024 2 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) I was recently asked, “How many responses do I get on the average, to the daily Mark Writes meditations?” Before I could answer that question, the inquirer posed a second question before I could open my mouth, “How many followers do you have from your emails or your blog...

FATHERS AND SONS

ByDr. Mark September 16, 2024 0 Comments
“Love God, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love him with all you’ve got! Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall...

TWO SERVANTS

ByDr. Mark September 15, 2024 0 Comments
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45 NASB) Who are these two servants mentioned in the title? The first is Jesus Christ and the second one is you, one who has chosen to follow Jesus as one of His disciples. Let’s look at the Servant, distinguished as our Savior by the upper case “S,” and the...

DAS FAR!

ByDr. Mark September 14, 2024 0 Comments
“Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer (stone of help), saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” (I Samuel 7:12 Amplified Version) Toward the end of the month, on September 29 to be more precise, I plan to begin a sermon series entitled, “Das Far.”  I know technically, looking at the verse above, it should say, “Thus Far,”...

DIDN’T YOU JUST COME OUT OF…

ByDr. Mark September 13, 2024 0 Comments
“You will be safe, if you always do right…“ (Proverbs 10:9a Contemporary English Version) Driving safely, distinctly moving slowly, definitely staying alert, determined to be attentive to my surroundings, I was traveling east, coming out of a strip mall, on the paved path. I was about to pass the License Branch, one of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles locations in my city. There was another...

PUTTING THE BALL IN YOUR COURT

ByDr. Mark September 12, 2024 0 Comments
I woke up at 4:00 a.m. this Wednesday morning and started thinking about you, yes you. Smile! My thoughts led me to this beneficial meditation, whether it be new to you or just a matter of review. Read on! I am sure you remember the old Asian saying, “To hear is to forget. To see is to remember. To do is to understand.” Well, this morning, much like the schoolteacher who you thought was...

HE WHO MADE YOU IS SHAPING YOU!

ByDr. Mark September 11, 2024 0 Comments
“The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord:“Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will make you hear My words.” Then I went down to the potter’s house, and saw that he was working at the wheel. But the vessel that he was making from clay was spoiled by the potter’s hand; so, he made it over, reworking it and making it into another pot that seemed good to him....

NOW THAT I KNOW!

ByDr. Mark September 10, 2024 0 Comments
“So, the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered together and went up, they with all their armies, and camped by Gibeon and fought against it. Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us...