GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR JOURNEY

ByDr. Mark August 19, 2021 0 Comments
“The Lord is your protector; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.  The sun will not beat down on you by day, nor the moon by night.  The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time and forever.” (Psalm 121:5-8 NASB) As a young adolescent on a hot summer day, much like today, a new graduate of the...

AN ANTITHESIS TO AN AWFUL THESIS

ByDr. Mark August 18, 2021 0 Comments
“There is an appointed time for everything.  And there is a time for every event under heaven—a time to give birth and a time to die…” (Ecclesiastes 3: 2a NASB) I have postponed writing this meditation, but in view of the fact that I have heard people take the great platform of national news and explain their reason for not getting their COVID vaccine or not wearing masks, I have to...

MAKE THIS ONE EXCEPTION

ByDr. Mark August 17, 2021 0 Comments
“Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.” (Psalm 86:8 KJV) The contractor says he will be at your residence between 8 a.m. and 12 noon.  He calls right at noon and informs you that he will be there at one o’clock, saying, “I’m on your side of the town.”  He shows up at 2:10 pm. Your side of town must make up 75%...

THE BEST PART ABOUT WAKING UP

ByDr. Mark August 16, 2021 0 Comments
Because of our God’s deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us…” (Luke 1:78 Common English Bible) The best part about waking up is not coffee in your cup, but it is that you woke up, recognizing that the Lord blessed you, let your days roll on a little bit longer.  Delight in the fact that we are seeing a new day that we have never seen before.  Say it with me like...

PER YOUR REQUEST

ByDr. Mark August 15, 2021 0 Comments
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true.” (2 Timothy 3:16a NLT) Yesterday, in response to my suggestion for a tee-shirt with the slogan that stated, “At Your Worst? Don’t Give up, Get Up! - a reader emailed me back and asked for more clarification.  It’s Sunday morning, but I don’t mind responding to the request.  I’ll back up the slogan...

WILL THIS TEE-SHIRT SELL?

ByDr. Mark August 14, 2021 0 Comments
“Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.  I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need.  I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:11-13...

MOTHER’S MESSAGE IN A DREAM

ByDr. Mark August 13, 2021 0 Comments
“And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write...” (Revelation 14:13 NASB) Wednesday night was an unusually hard night.  Physically I was colder than the coldest date recorded in history, or so it seemed.  I had multiple blankets on top of me to cover me, and my wife added three of her heavy robes.  Shivering and shaking, I added a winter North Face jacket, and placed a stocking cap...

THE FIFTH LEVEL OF TRAINING

ByDr. Mark August 12, 2021 0 Comments
“Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19 NKJV) Donald Kilpatrick put together a model on the four levels of learning in 1959.  Many training departments of large corporations adopted his original model as well as subsequent, revised models.  The original model had four steps: (1) Reaction, (2) Learning, (3) Behavior, and (4)...

SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU

ByDr. Mark August 11, 2021 0 Comments
“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer.” (Hebrews 4:13 NASB) I got up earlier that usual Tuesday morning, about 12:55 a.m. to be exact.  Monday night, just so you will have the proper perspective, I turned the TV off at 10:00 p.m.  You do the math!  Back to early Tuesday morning.  I...

DON’T ACT LIKE THOSE SECRETIVE HAIRS!

ByDr. Mark August 10, 2021 0 Comments
“Go home to your own people. Tell them your story—what the Master did, how he had mercy on you.” (Matthew 5:19b The Message Bible) I can only speak from my own experience, not yours, but perhaps one day, just perhaps, you might have the same question I have in mind.  Looking in the actual mirror, not the mirror of life, even though what I am about to discuss reflects what we...