Author: Dr. Mark

THE RUN

ByDr. Mark February 28, 2025 0 Comments
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses , stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us…” (Hebrews 12:1 The Amplified Bible) Do you remember the movie, Forrest Gump? There is a segment in this film where the character, played by...

YOU’S ONE OF HIS PEOPLE AREN’T YOU?

ByDr. Mark February 27, 2025 0 Comments
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray…”  Forgive the English in my title, but don’t’ form a resistant attitude to what I have to ask of you. Criticize me from a textual versus contextual perspective if you so desire, but don’t circumvent the critical question, that is if you are one of God’s people.  In a time where the exodus of men from...

QUENCHING YOUR THIRST

ByDr. Mark February 26, 2025 0 Comments
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” (Psalm 42:1 NIV) Decades ago, during a time when youth went to the parks in their neighborhood for recreation instead of rendezvous characterized by unscrupulous behaviors, after a rigorous pick-up game, children would run and line up at a fountain where you would utilize a pump handle to cause refreshing water to...

WHEN YOU COME OUT OF CAPTIVITY

ByDr. Mark February 25, 2025 0 Comments
“Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had taken into exile to Babylon, and they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city." (Ezra 2:1) If you continue reading in the second chapter of Ezra, you will see how the author lists the number of those who came out of Babylon captivity and returned to...

DON’T STOP!

ByDr. Mark February 24, 2025 0 Comments
“I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep striving to win the prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself.” (Philippians 3:12 Good News Translation) It’s Monday, so here is probably the shortest Monday Short meditation you have ever received from me. Let me just encourage you to “Press on!” Be blessed! “I’m not saying that I...

TRANSITIONS IN TRANSACTIONS

ByDr. Mark February 23, 2025 0 Comments
 “Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus repeatedly ordered them, saying, ‘Watch out! Beware of the  leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.’ They began discussing this with one another, saying, ‘It is because we have no bread .’Jesus, aware of this , said to them, ‘Why are you discussing   that you...

HOW BIG IS YOUR BLESSINGS BASKET?

ByDr. Mark February 22, 2025 0 Comments
 “And when it was already late, His disciples came up to Him and said, “This place is secluded, and it is already late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread, and...

IT’S NOT PAUL, IT’S PERSONAL!

ByDr. Mark February 21, 2025 0 Comments
“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are perplexed because we don’t know why things happen as they do, but we don’t give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. These bodies of ours are constantly facing death just as Jesus did; so it is clear to all that it is only the living...

ADJUSTING TO THE TIMES

ByDr. Mark February 20, 2025 0 Comments
“You, therefore, will be perfect  , as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48 The Amplified Bible) When it comes to fashion, forwarding your life to be a famous music artist, facing the inevitable physical changes that come with aging, or forging through, successfully, the fast-changing world of technology, in all those instances, adjusting to the times is understandable. However,...

GIVING ATTENTION TO JACK!

ByDr. Mark February 19, 2025 0 Comments
“The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.” (Psalm 116:5 NIV) Have you ever heard the phrase, “I don’t give a “Jack?”  Or perhaps you have heard or even spoken these words, “I ain’t got “Jack!” Well, I have heard the word “Jack” used both ways. So, being curious and needing to know what “Jack” actually means, explore if it is just an...