HOW DIFFERENT WE HEAR AS WE GET OLDER

ByDr. Mark July 14, 2025 0 Comments
“Later, in one of his talks, Jesus said to the people, “I am the Light of the world. So, if you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, for living light will flood your path.” (John 8:12 The Living Bible) This is your Monday Short meditation. See if you are in agreement with me. At least a couple days of the week, for the last two months, I find myself singing or asking...

TIME MANAGEMENT IN THE WEEK AHEAD!

ByDr. Mark July 13, 2025 0 Comments
“Serve God by doing common actions in a heavenly spirit, and then, if your daily calling only leaves you cracks and crevices of time, fill them up with holy service.”  (Charles Spurgeon) I just know that you are managing your time well this Sunday morning. Look at you! You deserve a Exceeds Expectation rating for being up and ready to leave early and to show up before the start of service....

LET IT REIGN!

ByDr. Mark July 12, 2025 0 Comments
“Your word is a lamp that gives light wherever I walk.” (Psalm 119:105 Contemporary English Version) It, referred to the title is the word of God. Simply put in a short sentence, “Let it reign!” That was short, but in case you just glanced at it and did not get the ninth word in the sentence, let me expand on the title. “Let it reign wherever!” It will profit you greatly. Have a...

THE HIRE-A-RIDE FROM HELL

ByDr. Mark July 11, 2025 2 Comments
“You too have done evil, even more than your forefathers; for behold, each one of you is following the stubbornness of his own evil heart, without listening to Me.” (Jeremiah 16:12 NASB) Last Saturday my wife and I took a hire-a-ride service to get from downtown to our house. Our driver was punctual and a perfect driver, from a technical perspective. But his conversation...

HELP TO GET THROUGH THE DUALITIES OF LIFE

ByDr. Mark July 10, 2025 2 Comments
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” (Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities) Life in our times or in fact any era is characterized the presence of dualities: light and darkness, ups and downs, plentifulness and emptiness, sadness and happiness, grief and great elation, youthful days and elderly days, painful times and pleasurable times, times where tension in our societies is...

“Dictum Meum Pactum”

ByDr. Mark July 9, 2025 0 Comments
The title above is Latin for “My word is my bond.” Like you, I have heard many people use this phrase in my lifetime. I wondered what it really meant, so I did a little research. I found out that the saying is an idiom that means that a person’s promise or commitment is as reliable and trustworthy as a formal contract. When someone says this phrase, “My word is my bond,” it signifies...

IT’S THE CONDITION OF THE INSIDE THAT COUNTS

ByDr. Mark July 8, 2025 2 Comments
“It is not what you get out of life that counts. It is what you give and what is given from the heart.” (Sargent Shirver Quoter) Everyday this certain man would see a fellow walking up and down the same street during the hot summer months daily. It is estimated that this fellow trekked two miles a day; trampling one mile south of his starting point and one mile back. The certain man not only...

POST HOLIDAY ADVICE

ByDr. Mark July 7, 2025 0 Comments
“Now when it was determined that  coast of Asia , we put out to sea; and Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, accompanied us. The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, treating Paul with consideration, allowed him to go to his friends there and be cared for and refreshed. From there we put out to sea and sailed to the leeward (sheltered) side of Cyprus because the...

WOKE

ByDr. Mark July 6, 2025 2 Comments
There is an old song that we used to sing in church service, fairly often, years ago. I found myself singing them the other day and realized that while we were saying the words, and singing even with sincerity and as a undeniable pledge, we did not realize how the words were to have meaning once we left the sanctuary. The lyrics got lost in the cognitive, conscious realms of our minds. Let’s...

LOOKING & LISTENING

ByDr. Mark July 5, 2025 2 Comments
“Heaven is my home. I’m just traveling through this world.” (Billy Graham Quote) It does not matter how old our children may be when they go out, whether it be for education, entertainment, or just escapement from that feeling of being bored at home. In any case, we find ourselves looking and listening for signs that they have come safely home. This looking and listening does not stop when...