Author: Dr. Mark

THE CAMPSITES ON YOUR CLIMB

ByDr. Mark February 20, 2024 0 Comments
“I press toward the goal to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14 Modern English Version) If you were to climb Mt. Everest, it would take somewhere between two to three months, depending on the climber. Your climb toward your destination takes a longer.  It takes a lifetime. Climbing Mr. Everest usually involves stopping at four camps, each with their own...

GET UP, PICK UP, & WALK!

ByDr. Mark February 19, 2024 0 Comments
“Now in Jerusalem, by the Sheep Gate, there is a pool which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these porticoes lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, limping, or paralyzed. Now a man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. Jesus, upon seeing this man lying there and knowing that he had already been in that condition for a long time, said...

PRAYER TIME

ByDr. Mark February 18, 2024 0 Comments
“With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition for all God’s people.” (Ephesians 6:18 The Amplified Bible) It’s Sunday morning, again! There will be people who see this day as THE day to go to God in prayer, and more importantly, go to Him in prayer, primarily to petition Him to intervene in what...

FIGHTING THE FIVE

ByDr. Mark February 17, 2024 0 Comments
“When he (the devil) speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44b KJV) This Saturday morning, stop what you are doing, just for a second or two, and really tune into what you are about to read.  It is about fighting the five senses that we have as human beings: vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. You may be asking, “Why do we have to...

THE WATERING DOWN OF WICKEDNESS

ByDr. Mark February 16, 2024 0 Comments
“For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age. (Ephesians 6:12 Good News Translation) Wickedness is the state of being wicked, so says the International Bible Encyclopedia. Wickedness equates to sinfulness, unrighteousness, and evil.  Those are pretty good explanations of...

LESSONS FROM A SECOND GRADER

ByDr. Mark February 15, 2024 0 Comments
“I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days. I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on. By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal  Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and...

THE CONCENTRIC CIRCLES

ByDr. Mark February 14, 2024 0 Comments
“Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.” (Proverbs 4:26 English Standard Version) In the late 1970’s I would occasionally travel to Washington, D.C. to search out grant possibilities with various federal agencies, such as the Department of Energy, as well as the National Science Foundation. The trips paid off as the university I was working with actually received...

OPPOSITE DAY

ByDr. Mark February 13, 2024 0 Comments
“The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.” (Psalm 118:24 NIV) Tonight, at the tutoring and mentoring session at our church, we will have what the children labeled “Opposite Day.”  This is where the mentor becomes the student, and the student becomes the teacher. Now we have not abandoned our purpose. Students were given letter to present to their teachers...

‘IS TOO!” “IS NOT!”

ByDr. Mark February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Two pre-adolescent boys are debating whose dad has “the best” of a variety of things: jobs, cars, careers, watches and wardrobes. There was a who lot of “Is too!” and “Is not” verbal exchanges interwoven in the debate. The verbal bout eventually focused on which dad was the best when it came to giving gifts. After sparing over this subject for a while, one of the boys changed the...

BREAKING NEWS…REALLY!

ByDr. Mark February 11, 2024 0 Comments
“Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can...