I AIN’T ASHAMED!

ByDr. Mark February 6, 2023 0 Comments
“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.” (Romans 1:16 NLT) Here is your Monday Short meditation!  I went to get my cracked, front windshield replaced last Friday.  I walked in the repair shop with my book bag over my shoulder, ready to make the most of my two-hour wait time, by...

THE EVIDENCE SAYS: “YOUCANT, YOU DON’T YOU WON’T”

ByDr. Mark February 5, 2023 0 Comments
“And the Lord said, “The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave.  I will go down now and see whether they have done entirely as the outcry, which has come to Me indicates; and if not, I will know.”  Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the Lord.  Abraham approached and...

BE YE LIFTED UP!

ByDr. Mark February 4, 2023 0 Comments
“…my cup brims with blessing.” (Psalm 23:5b The Message Bible) There is a song that the outstanding choir occasionally sings at our church, but it is one of those songs that you could listen to often and feel the exact same way as you did the first time you heard it, overwhelmed with joy, and lifted up.  The song is entitled, “I Wanna Say Thank You.”  While the composer of the...

TO GOD BE THE GLORY

ByDr. Mark February 3, 2023 0 Comments
“To you alone, O Lord, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.” (Psalm 115:1 Good News Translation) Tuesday morning, after getting up and working, doing the Lord’s work, starting the day early, a little after 1:00 a.m., I laid back down around 3:45 a.m.  I was having trouble going back to sleep so I decided to pray for awhile and...

QUICK LESSONS FOR BOTH OF YOU

ByDr. Mark February 2, 2023 0 Comments
Whether you are in a position of authority or not, you will find a quick lesson or more in what you are about to read.  The scriptural statements in italics, attached to have been Intentionally left out, no mention of the books, chapters, and verses.  That way you will study the word!  With that being said, consider all the things that are going on in our world, taking place in our personal...

“YES” OR “NO” POP QUIZ

ByDr. Mark February 1, 2023 0 Comments
Put your books away, clear your desk.  We are going to have a pop quiz today and you are going to be on the “hotseat” (Quote from your toughest teacher from years past!) Here we are, in the shortest month of the year, one in which many will not be short-changed on Black History, at least for the next 28 days.  Today, sticking with the “short” theme, let me give you a pop-quiz where the...

IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS…

ByDr. Mark January 31, 2023 0 Comments
“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24 NKJV) Two young co-workers often eat lunch together in the company cafeteria.  Like all the other employees who no longer have to abide by the “BE QUIET AND EAT” rules enforced in elementary, they have conversations every day and talk about a variety of subjects.  On Monday’s, part of...

IT IS PART OF WHAT THE LORD REQUIRES

ByDr. Mark January 30, 2023 0 Comments
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you except to be just, and to love kindness (compassion), and to walk humbly with your God ?” (Micah 6:8 The Amplified Bible) In your lifetime you have proved that you can meet requirements.  In school, when you were required to write an essay with a minimum of specified pages, you did it.  You might have counted...

KEEPING YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER

ByDr. Mark January 29, 2023 0 Comments
“Late that day he said to them, “Let’s go across to the other side.”  They took him in the boat as he was.  Other boats came along.  A huge storm came up.  Waves poured into the boat, threatening to sink it.  And Jesus was in the stern, head on a pillow, sleeping!  They roused him, saying, “Teacher, is it nothing to you that we’re going down?”  Awake now, he told the wind to...

A PROSPERITY LESSON, JUST OUTSIDE THE WINDOW

ByDr. Mark January 28, 2023 0 Comments
“Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11 KJV) About mid-morning yesterday, I was looking through the old venetian blinds that have adorned the same window for at least 31-years.  It is the big window in what was once one of my children’s bedrooms, but it is now an office/den, or when guest come, the preferred “TV room.”  Realizing that...