JUNE 19TH AND EVERY DAY TO COME

ByDr. Mark June 19, 2021 0 Comments
“So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.” (John 8:36 NLT) Working ahead one morning this week, I opened up my computer to search for a passage to draft a meditation for a future meditation, but I was delayed by an announcement that on June 19, 2021, we will have a new national holiday, Juneteenth!  There was an added comment in the announcement that there was still more work to...

LET ALL THE BROTHERS SAY “OUCH!”

ByDr. Mark June 18, 2021 0 Comments
“But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get ready and go [south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.) So he got ready and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, and he was returning and sitting in...

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES POSSIBLE

ByDr. Mark June 17, 2021 0 Comments
“The revelation of God is whole and pulls our lives together.  The signposts of God are clear    and point out the right road. The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy.  The directions of God are plain and easy on the eyes. God’s reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee.  The decisions of God are accurate down to the nth degree. God’s...

FOOTPRINTS

ByDr. Mark June 16, 2021 0 Comments
“Therefore see that you walk carefully , not as the unwise, but as wise …(Ephesians 5:15 Amplified Bible) I have to hand it to this certain adolescent boy for his conscientious effort and extremely thoughtful consideration of others.  Let  me tell you why. He was going to a friend’s house to visit, and he wanted to make sure that he made a good impression.  He was from a...

BEFORE YOU DIG A HOLE…

ByDr. Mark June 15, 2021 0 Comments
“When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire human race. His sin spread death throughout all the world, so everything began to grow old and die, for all sinned.”  (Romans 5:12 Living Bible) Two men had been neighbors for several years and the relationship between the two fellows was cordial and they were considerate of each other.  When one went on vacation, the other would bring in his...

RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN

ByDr. Mark June 14, 2021 0 Comments
“So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.” (Acts 2:41 NASB) At one time the individual living the farthest away and who participated in our Bible Study lived in the Castleton area, and then it was the Zionsville area, and then the utmost northern region of the State of Indiana.  Records are made to be...

COMMONALITY

ByDr. Mark June 12, 2021 0 Comments
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ , he is a new creature ; the old things have passed away. Behold, new things have come .”  (2 Corinthians 5:17 Amplified Bible) What do the following have in common; a couch, a chair set for the dining room, a color coordinated headboard, and a computer desk that matched the color palette of the living room? Was your answer, “They all begin with...

WHERE WERE YOU?

ByDr. Mark June 11, 2021 0 Comments
“As I look back over my life, I can see how Your love has guided me.  Even though I've done wrong, you never left me alone, but You forgave me and You kept on blessing. This I recall to my mind. Therefore I have hope. It's because of Your mercy that we are not consumed; because thy compassions fail not. They are new every morning. Great is Thy faithfulness. Great is Thy faithfulness! ...

WON’T YOU PRAY WITH ME?

ByDr. Mark June 10, 2021 0 Comments
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”  (Isaiah 40:31 KJV) This morning let’s go straight to God in prayer.  Let’s speak the unspoken and seek the Lord’s help for ourselves or for others!  Perhaps we will pray for all!  The Lord, He...

WHAT’S YOUR GOAL?

ByDr. Mark June 9, 2021 0 Comments
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage.”  (Proverbs 21:5a Amplified Bible) A few weeks ago I asked a 12-year-old girl, blessed with bilingual skills, to review a bilingual children’s book I had written several years ago.  I asked her to give me her opinion about the content, the appropriate targeted audience, the artwork, and the layout. The layout when...