WATCH ME…

ByDr. Mark April 7, 2022 0 Comments
“I have given you an example to follow.  Do as I have done to you.” (John 13:15 NLT) You were listening on the radio or hearing the music play on the radio when the performer dubbed as the Godfather of Soul included in one of his hit songs, “Watch me!  Watch me!”  You did more than watch!  In the confines of your home or even your cozy room, some place where no one would...

THE TWO CUPS

ByDr. Mark April 6, 2022 0 Comments
“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12 NASB) The saying embossed on two coffee cups looked outright selfish to me.  The multi-color words on the cups read, “More Self Love.”  These two cups, sitting uninterrupted on the store shelve, were perfect for the décor where I pictured...

WHAT GROUP DO YOU BELONG TO?

ByDr. Mark April 5, 2022 0 Comments
“…then choose for yourselves this day…” (Joshua 24:15 NIV) The Pew Research Center shared some statistics discovered in an examination of the current operation of houses of worship after the pandemic.  Let’s look at just a couple of their findings that surfaced in the organization’s research and consider some implications I was led to make. Finding: Sixty-seven percent of...

SEE YOUR STOP!

ByDr. Mark April 4, 2022 0 Comments
“Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?  If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ then the famine is in the city and we will die there; but if we sit here, we will also die.  Now then come, and let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans.  If they spare us, we will live; and if they kill us, then we...

OXYMORONS

ByDr. Mark April 3, 2022 0 Comments
“Your old evil desires were nailed to the cross with him; that part of you that loves to sin was crushed and fatally wounded, so that your sin-loving body is no longer under sin’s control, no longer needs to be a slave to sin; for when you are deadened to sin you are freed from all its allure and its power over you.” (Romans 6:6-7 The Living Bible) Dead or alive is an expression that...

GOOD ADVICE FOR EVERY GENERATION

ByDr. Mark April 2, 2022 0 Comments
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV) One of the regular readers of Mark Writes sent a response to Friday’s meditation, the last day of the month, March 31, 2022.  My immediate reaction was to say “Amen!”  And then I was moved to publish her message,...

NO FOOLING!

ByDr. Mark April 1, 2022 0 Comments
“Do not let this happy trust in the Lord die away, no matter what happens. Remember your reward!  You need to keep on patiently doing God’s will if you want him to do for you all that he has promised.” (Hebrews 10:35-36 The Living Bible) If there is something that is affecting your self-confidence, especially when it comes to continuing to walk in the light in any area of your life, let...

GREAT! THAT SHOWS IT’S WORKING!

ByDr. Mark March 31, 2022 0 Comments
“Are you listening to me?  Really listening?” (Matthew 11:15 MSG) As it relates to Bible-based edification, the preacher, teacher, or writer’s text is relatively short.  Sometimes it is very short.  Case in point, “Jesus wept.”  Only two words, read in less than three seconds.  However, the preacher’s sermon, the teacher’s lesson, or the writer’s communication of the same...

RIDING SHOTGUN

ByDr. Mark March 30, 2022 0 Comments
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23 NIV) When you were young and you and your siblings loaded up in the family vehicle to travel to a destination, a lot of contention often arose about who was going to sit next to the window opposite of the driver if only one parent was going on the trip, short or long.  Approaching the vehicle,...

SOME THINGS WE DON’T HAVE TO WONDER ABOUT

ByDr. Mark March 29, 2022 0 Comments
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 NASB) Most days when we open our computers are eyes meet a picture of some of the man-made wonders found on God’s creation.  There are pictures of the ruins of ancient structures around the world, and considering when they were constructed, it causes one to wonder about the technology or ingenuity used to build such...