WHAT HAVE YOU ALWAYS DONE AFTER A BREAK?

ByDr. Mark September 18, 2021 0 Comments
“And six days later Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves.  And He was transfigured before them, and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.  And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.  Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good...

USE THE STIFF-ARM!

ByDr. Mark September 17, 2021 0 Comments
“Again, the devil took Him along to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”  Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan!  For it is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.”  Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and...

I CAN’T EXPLAIN WHY

ByDr. Mark September 16, 2021 0 Comments
“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go...” (Genesis 28:15a NASB) Wednesday morning, after doing my early morning work, starting at 2:50 a.m. and stopping at 5:30 a.m., I laid back down for an hour nap.  Towards the end of the nap, I had a dream where I was center stage, performing an electronic keyboard performance in a packed auditorium.  After being introduced,...

UH…I GOT TO GO

ByDr. Mark September 15, 2021 0 Comments
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” (Psalm 1:1 KJV) I went to visit a friend who lived not to far from downtown when I was a teenage boy.  I literally looked up to him.  I was 5’8” and he was 6’9”.  I looked up to him for reasons other than his height.  He...

WE WORKED ON REDEEMING GREEN STAMPS, SO…

ByDr. Mark September 14, 2021 0 Comments
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.  It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” {Colossians 3:23-24} Not until yesterday did I really understand the economics of the “S&H Green Stamps.”  I thought it was a simple reward program, but there was...

SPLENDA MESSAGE

ByDr. Mark September 13, 2021 0 Comments
“Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders.  Don’t miss a trick.  Make the most of every opportunity.  Be gracious in your speech.  The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.” (Colossians 4:5-6 NASB) Sunday morning I made coffee about 4:30 a.m.  Part of my routine is to set out a couple of matching cups and set...

YOUR PERSONAL THEME FOR THE WEEK

ByDr. Mark September 12, 2021 0 Comments
“Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am.” (Philippians 4:13 The Message Bible) You may face obstacles in your way this week.  You may have to overcome some overwhelming difficulties.  You may have to override the schemes of the devil in favor of the obligation you have to stay on the narrow path of righteousness.  You...

TOMORROW IS JUST A DAY AHEAD

ByDr. Mark September 11, 2021 0 Comments
“Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together , as is the habit of some people, but admonishing (warning, urging, and encouraging) one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching.” (Luke 8: 43-48 NASB) Here is your quick Saturday meditation, intentionally brief so that you have that much more time to ready yourself and your household, including your children, for...

UNDONE, UNTIMELY, AND UNREALIZED

ByDr. Mark September 10, 2021 0 Comments
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”  Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.” (Jonah 3:1-3 NIV) You know the story about Jonah and the great fish, right.  You remember how the Lord came to Him and...

PLEASE TELL ME

ByDr. Mark September 9, 2021 0 Comments
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17 NASB) When I’m in a hurry, and I don’t button my sweater properly; one side is longer than the other, please tell me.  If my shirt is not a not a “no-tuck shirt” and half of it is sticking out of my pants while the other half is in its proper place, please tell me.  If one of my pant legs got stuck in...