STEADFAST IN THE MIDST OF UNPLANNED CHANGE

ByDr. Mark February 26, 2022 0 Comments
“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.  And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God.  And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.  Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his...

FIVE FOR FRIDAY

ByDr. Mark February 25, 2022 0 Comments
What a deal!  It may not be “Two for One,” or “BOGO,” but it’s better than that bargain or any other weekend special.  Here are “Five for Friday,” a handful of Scriptures in an acrostic format, familiar passages, but perhaps they will be useful as you formulate and frame your weekend plans, and forge ahead on your Christian journey.  Enjoy! Forgetting the past and looking...

FROM EXODUS TO BONDAGE?

ByDr. Mark February 24, 2022 0 Comments
“Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were unfastened.  When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to...

THAT OLD THREE-RING BINDER

ByDr. Mark February 23, 2022 0 Comments
“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’” (Matthew 22:37 NIV) Do you remember when the upper elementary students and high school students carried those three-ring binder, often with blue, felt covers?  We had colorful dividers for each subject, and we started the semester with our minds set on keeping them neat and...

YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY TOMAHTO

ByDr. Mark February 22, 2022 0 Comments
“Rather, you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8 CEB) By no means could I teach you with any degree of confidence about subjects related to botany.  However, I will attempt to teach you something about believers using an analogy.  Whether you say “tomato” or...

“PARALLEL RELIGION”

ByDr. Mark February 21, 2022 0 Comments
“And if it is disagreeable to your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me, and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15 NASB) It is Monday morning, time for your short meditation, one with a tall...

DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE

ByDr. Mark February 20, 2022 0 Comments
“Write these words...” (Exodus 34:27b ESV) As I sat down to write this Sunday morning, turning on my computer and waiting for with patience for it to open when it got good and ready, I was at a loss for words to write.  But after the computer had tested my patience, failing in its efforts to detain me from fulfilling my task of writing a meditation, inspired by the Spirit, the...

“TOUCH ME!”

ByDr. Mark February 19, 2022 0 Comments
“While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”  And He reached out with His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.” (I Peter 4:10-11 NASB) Did you see how Jesus was willing...

GIVING FLOWERS TO SOMEONE WHILE THEY ARE STILL LIVING

ByDr. Mark February 18, 2022 0 Comments
“My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given.  You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him.  You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well-constructed upon him.  You know your way around the faith.  Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into...

CURIOUS MINDS WANT TO KNOW

ByDr. Mark February 17, 2022 0 Comments
“He told them, “You don’t get to know the time.  Timing is the Father’s business.  What you’ll get is the Holy Spirit. And when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, all over Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the world.” (Acts 1:8 MSG) I almost entitled this meditation “Meddlers Will Meddle,” but I went with a more positive title,...