YOU BETTER GET BACK UP THERE, RIGHT NOW!

ByDr. Mark October 7, 2022 0 Comments
“This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.  So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” (Hebrews 4:15-16) A young boy anxious to get outside and play with his friends on a beautiful, autumn, Saturday morning,...

TOUCH A LIFE

ByDr. Mark October 6, 2022 0 Comments
“People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.” (Proverbs 27:17 GNT) Tuesday night I attended a 4-H volunteer recognition program with my wife, an advisory council member.  I typically would have stayed home, but she asked me to go.  I agreed, moved by last Sunday’s specific message about going “home.”  While we looked at three passages Sunday, the thing that resonated...

THE FATHER HAS GIVEN YOU FAVOR TOO!

ByDr. Mark October 5, 2022 0 Comments
“Jacob loved Joseph more than he did any of his other sons, because Joseph was born when Jacob was very old. Jacob had even given Joseph a fancy coat.” (Genesis 37:3 Contemporary English Version) In the opening verse above, the coat that Jacob gave his son Joseph, it is referred to as a “fancy” coat.  When we were children, we were told the story of Joseph and they called the garment...

“NOT FORGOTTEN”

ByDr. Mark October 3, 2022 0 Comments
“Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper.  While he was eating dinner, a woman came up carrying a bottle of very expensive perfume.  Opening the bottle, she poured it on his head.  Some of the guests became furious among themselves.  “That’s criminal!  A sheer waste!  This perfume could have been sold for well over a year’s wages and handed out to the poor.”  They...

WORSHIP AS A WONDERFUL WORKOUT

ByDr. Mark October 2, 2022 0 Comments
“Come, let us worship...” (Psalm 95:6 NLT) Before big gym chains came into existence, there were a couple of gyms we could visit to go through a workout routine.  Health improvement was not our objective, we just wanted to be hunks.  Ha!  Anyway, these gyms were not well lighted and today’s workout regulars, the folks who won’t miss a day of going through their rigorous workouts, they...

SOMETIMES WE MOVE TOO FAST

ByDr. Mark October 1, 2022 0 Comments
“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles.  They will run and not grow weary.  They will walk and not faint. "Isaiah 40:31 NLT) I’m not sure if I told you this true story or not.  If I have, there is nothing wrong with a little repetition.  Afterall, Jesus uses repetitiveness in His teachings.  The true story: At the end of...

GIOCOSA!

ByDr. Mark September 30, 2022 0 Comments
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13 Common English Bible) I was listening to classical music on the radio recently and heard a sonata that used the word “Giocosa.”  This is an Italian word.  The Spanish words is “juguetona.”  In English, the word refers to being happy, merry,...

THE INSEPARABLE TWINS

ByDr. Mark September 29, 2022 0 Comments
“Give and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap.  For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38 NASB) We have all known some twins in our lifetime; Joyce and Loyce, Edward and Esther, Joanne and John, Michelle and Michael, Tom & Dick, and the list goes on.  As we were growing up twins...

LIVING THE LIFE

ByDr. Mark September 28, 2022 0 Comments
“Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.” Proverbs 21:21 NIV) I was treated to a game last week between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox by one of my sons.  While I’m a Yankee fan, have been since my childhood days when Mantle, Berra, Howard, and Maris were playing, my son has always been a Red Sox fan.  Our loyalty as fans varied, but that...

THE GOOD TYPE OF COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR

ByDr. Mark September 27, 2022 0 Comments
Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were), He left Judea and went away again into Galilee. And He had to pass through Samaria.” John 4:1-4 NASB 1995) Compulsive behavior is defined as performing an action persistently and repetitively.  The bad type...