CHRISTIAN ETHICS

ByDr. Mark June 23, 2025 0 Comments
“Whatever you do, whether in speech or action, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus and give thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17 Common English Bible) This Monday, instead of reading a Monday Short, how about taking a short quiz that we can relate to Christian Ethics. I adapted it from an ethics quiz developed by Dr. Bruce Weinstein in 2011. Are you ready! I’m sure...

STAY TO THE FINISH

ByDr. Mark June 22, 2025 2 Comments
“When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight,for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.” (Jeremiah 15:16 NLT) If you know anyone who tunes in to “attend church” virtually, ask them, “How long do you listen to the service?” Before they can answer, especially if they are obviously stalling around hoping to come up with an...

IT’S TIME TO TAKE A KNEE…AGAIN!

ByDr. Mark June 21, 2025 3 Comments
“The vice-regents and governors conspired together and then went to the king and said, “King Darius, live forever! We’ve convened your vice-regents, governors, and all your leading officials, and have agreed that the king should issue the following decree: For the next thirty days no one is to pray to any god or mortal except you, O king. Anyone who disobeys will be thrown into the...

CASTING YOUR CARES ON THE LORD: TIMELESS ADVICE

ByDr. Mark June 20, 2025 6 Comments
“Cast your burden on the Lord  and He will sustain and uphold you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail).” (Psalm 55:22 The Amplified Bible) When, not if, you find yourself caught in a perfect storm of life, you need to cast your cares on the Lord. As you can tell from the opening, Old Testament Scripture and the closing New Testament scripture, casting your...

DON’T LET ROUTINE RUIN YOUR DAY

ByDr. Mark June 19, 2025 2 Comments
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.” (Colossians 3:23 Good News Translation) Sometimes our days seem like replays of previous days. We find ourselves habitually doing the same things, day end and day out. At times this can become pretty jolting, as one’s routine robs him or her of their desired, joyful disposition....

IT’S NOT AN AGE THANG!

ByDr. Mark June 18, 2025 0 Comments
“Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.” (I Timothy 4:12 NLT) The words you are about to read were penned by another writer in our congregation, Sis. Val. I’m sharing them with you with her permission. Here is what she wrote as part of a “Good Morning...

A PRESCRIPTION TO TAKE WHEN YOU ARE FEELING DOWN

ByDr. Mark June 17, 2025 4 Comments
YOU ARE FEELING DOWN “Now after this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go; behold, I am sending you out like lambs in the...

A JUNE SHARE

ByDr. Mark June 16, 2025 4 Comments
“Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.” (Proverbs 19:20 NLT) Good morning! This is your Monday Short meditation, posted for you edification on this day, June 16, 2025. I’ll call it a “June Share,” not because of the month, but because of the first name of the person who shared a quote from a leadership seminar is named June. As we were...

DEAR FATHERS!

ByDr. Mark June 15, 2025 1 Comment
“Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn’t think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process....

GRAY FOR MEN AND WOMEN

ByDr. Mark June 14, 2025 0 Comments
I recently thought about coloring my gray facial hair. I even went as far to buy a wash out color pen to blacken my mustache and beard. But before I used it, I decided to see what the bible had to say about gray hair. After reading the verses below, I decided to stay with the gray and use it as a witness and communicate a message to onlookers. Check out the verses below and see how they speak to...