IT’S AN EVERDAY THING!

ByDr. Mark July 17, 2022 0 Comments
“And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to follow Me , he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me .” (Luke 9:23 The Amplified Bible) This is not Monday, the day we try our best to give you a short meditation.  It is Sunday!  Nevertheless, I will try to be brief so as not to interfere with you preparing to attend worship service this morning....

YOUR MILLIONS OR BILLIONS

ByDr. Mark July 16, 2022 0 Comments
“You, Lord God, have done many wonderful things, and you have planned marvelous things for us.  No one is like you!  I would never be able to tell all you have done.” (Psalm 40:5 Contemporary English Version) Do you remember the last day of the week being referred to as “Saturday Chore Day?”  No child in the house was allowed to play or go about their agenda until their chores...

“I PASSED!”

ByDr. Mark July 15, 2022 0 Comments
“Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.  You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.  So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely.  Let it do its work, so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.” (James 1:2-4 MSG) Do you remember waiting for your teacher to...

WHEN STRENGTH DOES NOT LOOK LIKE STRENGTH

ByDr. Mark July 14, 2022 0 Comments
“…yet not my will, but yours be done.” (Luke 22:42b NIV) An innovative worker came up with a way to increase efficiency, reduce the potential for workplace injuries, and at the same time speed up productivity, all positive outcomes.  He shared his idea with the team working in his area.  Team members felt it was a good idea and they decided to act on it.  Sure enough, all of the...

THE PROOF

ByDr. Mark July 13, 2022 0 Comments
“Then God said, ‘Let there be light”: and there was light.” (Genesis 1:3 NASB) In high school many of us were required to take Geometry.  One of the challenging tasks in that class was to solve mathematical premises or presumptions.  We would work diligently, determined to arrive at the correct answer and submit it for grading.  Granted, it took some of us longer than...

THE “US” IN REFUSAL

ByDr. Mark July 12, 2022 0 Comments
“These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living.  They are foundational words, words to build a life on.  If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.  Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the...

JUST TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD

ByDr. Mark July 11, 2022 0 Comments
“And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do so that I may obtain eternal life?”  And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good?  There is only One who is good; but if you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”  Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You...

FIVE WORDS

ByDr. Mark July 10, 2022 0 Comments
“So let’s do it—full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out.  Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going.  He always keeps his word.  Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25 MSG)...

MIRIAM AND HER COMPLIMENTING WORDS

ByDr. Mark July 9, 2022 0 Comments
“Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.” (Proverbs 12:25 NIV) Years ago, I shared a true story about a middle school student named Miriam.  If you remember, I came to know her when I gave substituting a try in hopes of being a role model in an educational facility where there were not but a couple of male teachers.  What I noticed about Miriam, as you might recall,...

OUR BIG DIG

ByDr. Mark July 8, 2022 0 Comments
“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.  Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”(Matthew 28:18-20 NASB) The construction project...