“…AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE”

ByDr. Mark February 16, 2022 0 Comments
“It happened that four lepers were sitting just outside the city gate.  They said to one another, “What are we doing sitting here at death’s door?  If we enter the famine-struck city, we’ll die; if we stay here, we’ll die.  So let’s take our chances in the camp of Aram and throw ourselves on their mercy.  If they receive us, we’ll live.  If they kill us, we’ll die.  We’ve...

A PERSONAL TESTIMONY TO BE SHARED

ByDr. Mark February 15, 2022 0 Comments
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8 NASB) A former co-worker shared this testimony with me.  We became acquainted when I was the top HR person at 1,000 employee,...

FROM THE AFRICAN CONTINENT TO AN AMERICAN CAFÉ

ByDr. Mark February 14, 2022 0 Comments
“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts.  Use them well to serve one another.  Do you have the gift of speaking?  Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you.  Do you have the gift of helping others?  Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies.  Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ.  All...

IT’S JUST BETTER

ByDr. Mark February 13, 2022 0 Comments
“But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.  The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.” (Proverbs 4:18-19 ESV) Walking in the dark through the house in the night or the early morning of the new day, I have bumped my toes, knocked over lamps, utterly destroyed décor items, and have...

ARE YOU BUSY?

ByDr. Mark February 12, 2022 0 Comments
“I love the Lord, because He hears my voice and my pleas.  Because He has inclined His ear to me. Therefore, I will call upon Him as long as I live.” (Psalm 116:1-2 NASB) One of the following examples surely has been experienced by you, especially during the pandemic when so many people are working from home, going to school at all levels from home, teaching from home, and even seeking jobs...

YOUR WORDS WILL BE REMEMBERED

ByDr. Mark February 11, 2022 0 Comments
“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.” (Luke 6:38 KJV) Wednesday, I went to buy, yes you guessed it, a couple of decorating pieces, and I ended up purchasing a couple of grey pillows with yellow printed words on...

THERE IS NOTHING IN BETWEEN TODAY

ByDr. Mark February 10, 2022 0 Comments
“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.” (I Chronicles 4:10 King James Version) This morning there is not a mini-dissertation or semi-sermon for you to read.  Except for an...

“ON GETTING HIGH!”

ByDr. Mark February 9, 2022 0 Comments
“The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens.” (Psalm 113:4 NKJV) Before I confess, let me point out that on a recent, televised interview, featuring a well-known celebrity, this famous person responded to the question, “Do you ever shop at thrift shops?’ with the response, “Of course!”  Now my confession, “I do to!”  I am how one of my friends...

THE LORD NEEDS YOUR DONKEY

ByDr. Mark February 8, 2022 0 Comments
“When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with it.  Untie them and bring them to Me.  And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them on immediately”...

BRINGING ABOUT PERPETUAL CHANGE

ByDr. Mark February 7, 2022 0 Comments
"Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you libe, in your love, your faith and your purity." (I Timothy 4:12b) Being February, Black History Month, I have found myself looking back over my life. Specifically I was focusing on times where I influenced others in a positive way and how that influence brought about perpetual change, impacting individuals over decades....