THIS AND THAT

ByDr. Mark September 17, 2026 2 Comments
Just as Jesus told His disciples, in so many words, that they would not be exempt from having to experience difficulties in the world, He is speaking to us today. Let me paraphrase the Savior’s words, knowing that we can all identify with reoccurring challenges, reappearing crisis, revved up confrontations, and really, certain opposition. My paraphrase: In this world you and me, disciples of...

LET GOD’S VOICE BE YOUR INFLUENCER

ByDr. Mark September 16, 2026 2 Comments
Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?’” The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it...

OPINION 6:5

ByDr. Mark September 15, 2026 2 Comments
“Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.” (Proverbs 28:26 English Standard Version) FYI: My third oldest son, who is in residing and working in Japan, called Saturday around 12 noon Indianapolis time. That means it was more than an hour past midnight for him, and on top of the time difference, he was scheduled to work later that day as a...

FOUR QUESTIONS FOR YOU

ByDr. Mark September 14, 2026 6 Comments
“People kept coming to Jesus from one town after another; and when a great crowd gathered, Jesus told this parable: ‘Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it up. Some of it fell on rocky ground, and when the plants sprouted, they dried up because the soil had no...

THE GOOD FATHER & THE PERFECT FATHER

ByDr. Mark September 13, 2026 2 Comments
“God is the archetypal Father; all other fatherhood is a more or less imperfect copy of his perfect fatherhood.” — F.F. Bruce, Scottish Bible Scholar and Writer Rainy days or sunshining days, and days when the summer morning heat was blistering and days before going to work, 17 miles away from my home in Illinois, Monday thru Friday, at 5:00 a.m. I would take my two oldest sons to a...

MULTITASKING

ByDr. Mark September 12, 2026 5 Comments
Most of us think of multitasking as the ability to simultaneously perform more than one task at the same time. Here is what NetPsychology has to say about multitasking in a 2025 publication: “The multitasking myth is the widespread belief that humans can successfully perform multiple cognitively demanding tasks simultaneously with equal effectiveness. Scientific research conclusively...

YOU SHOULD STILL BE RUNNING TO HIS HOUSE

ByDr. Mark September 11, 2026 2 Comments
“The Lord is a mighty tower where his people can run for safety—.” (Proverbs 18:10 Contemporary English Version) Today we will hear a lot about 911.  Many of us remember that day quite vividly, no matter where we reside in the world.  I know that I remember that day quite clearly.  And just as strikingly, I recall how companies were extending lunch hours to let employees go...

DEALING WITH SMALL OBSTACLES

ByDr. Mark September 10, 2026 0 Comments
“Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses servant, saying, ‘Moses My servant is dead; so now arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. Every place on which the sole of your footsteps, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to...

YOU ARE THE ONE!

ByDr. Mark September 9, 2026 2 Comments
Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, ‘Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?’ Then Esther...

THE COST OF LIVING

ByDr. Mark September 8, 2026 2 Comments
In most categories considered in the Cost of Living, there is a big difference between the costs in 1980 and thus year, 2026. Money Lion did some research from a number of reliable sources and what they report presents us with comparisons for many categories. If you are a middle-aged adult or older, you already know that the big difference is on the increase side of the ledger and not the...