Author: Dr. Mark

DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!

ByDr. Mark March 30, 2025 0 Comments
In the mid-1970’s American Express started using the phrase, “Don’t leave home without it,” in reference to their credit card. It’s not Monday and I am not challenged to write a short meditation to meet my customary goal for Monday mornings, but I’m going to be brief today. The message this morning is short, but it is something you will do, if you are smart! Here is the message, a...

GUESS WHO’S CALLING?

ByDr. Mark March 29, 2025 1 Comment
“The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called Samuel....

THE HODGE PODGE DINNER

ByDr. Mark March 28, 2025 0 Comments
“If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job...

DELIVERING “THE LETTER” ON TIME

ByDr. Mark March 27, 2025 2 Comments
Do you recall going to the mailbox, multiple times a day, looking for a letter from a special loved one? I know you do. You went to the mailbox in the late morning hours, early in the afternoon, and just before sunset, hoping to get this letter. If it was not delivered on the day that you expected it to be delivered, you went through the same routine the next day. As a matter of fact, you...

THE PATH ONCE TRAVELED

ByDr. Mark March 26, 2025 2 Comments
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you.} (Psalm 32:8 NASB) If you live in a large city, a mid-size city or even a small town, but increasingly growing town that was once considered a village located just outside a larger metropolitan district, the words of wisdom I will give to you today are applicable. Let me start with a...

JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION!

ByDr. Mark March 25, 2025 2 Comments
“Then he came there to a cave and spent the night there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (I Kings 19:9 NASB) I have a question for you to answer when you are having one of those days where you feel down, depressed, or disconnected with reasons to rejoice. When you start having a pity party, a poor “woe is me”...

WHEN YOU HAVE TO LEAVE

ByDr. Mark March 24, 2025 0 Comments
“He gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted, but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:29-31 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition) This is your Monday Short...

THE SIMPLE LIFE

ByDr. Mark March 23, 2025 2 Comments
“The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.” (Genesis 2:15-17 NLT) Life seems complicated, confusing, and complex, and full of treacherous twists, trying times, and...

A SPEECH LESSON AND A SUGGESTED STIPULATION

ByDr. Mark March 22, 2025 2 Comments
“They arrived at Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing and arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet, because on the road they had discussed and debated with one another which one was the greatest.” (Mark 9:33-34 The Amplified Bible) To get started, before I get to the suggested stipulation, deducted from the text above, for...

THE DECISION

ByDr. Mark March 21, 2025 0 Comments
“Blessed is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.” (James 1:12 The Amplified Bible) First, know that this has nothing to do with Cleveland, Miami, or any other basketball team. Now, with that disclaimer out of the way,...