KEEPING A “YES, I CAN” ATTITUDE!”

ByDr. Mark April 17, 2025 3 Comments
‘”I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13 NASB) The purpose of this morning’s meditation is to encourage seniors and younger adults who will one day, Lord willing, reach their senior years. The closing verses are from the scriptures focused on this past Sunday as my older brother, Dr. H.C. King, preached the morning service. Here are some words of...

NSF

ByDr. Mark April 16, 2025 1 Comment
No matter how high you have ascended on your climb up to your home above, regardless of your spiritual maturity, integrity is required. So, as you read this be completely honest about the times when your faith was floundering. Where is your faith? Is heaven sending you an NSF (Non-Sufficient Faith) notice?  Let’s explore a little. After you have cared for others, you wonder who will take...

GETTING TO THE DESTINATION NAMED “BETTER”

ByDr. Mark April 15, 2025 0 Comments
Frustrated by the fact that in spite of going to church regularly, in spite of hearing countless sermons, in spite of attending weekly bible study classes, an individual began to wonder why things were not changing for the better in his life. First, I responded, sometimes the destination named “Better” is not arrived at quickly by divine design. I elaborated to utter the familiar phrase,...

NO NAME TAG NECESSRY!

ByDr. Mark April 14, 2025 0 Comments
“Raise your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who brings out their multitude by number, He calls them all by name; because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing.” (Isaiah 40:26 NASB) Has the scene I am about to describe ever played out in your days, and you played it off. Let me describe the scene...

COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR OR CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR?

ByDr. Mark April 13, 2025 0 Comments
 “On the next day, when the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, indeed, the King of Israel!’” (John 12:12-13 New American Standard Bible) Teaching high school Psychology back in the...

YOU ARE ON THE VIP LIST!

ByDr. Mark April 12, 2025 0 Comments
It’s Saturday and I feel it is timely to remind you that you are on the Very Important Person invite list! Oh, I didn’t extend the invitation! Jesus did! Accept the invitation by coming to the house of worship, tomorrow, Sunday! To be more    specific, remember you have been invited to church service on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Come to a place where your worship is real and not...

WHAT DO PEOPLE NOTICE ABOUT YOU?

ByDr. Mark April 11, 2025 0 Comments
What do people notice about you when they see you? This thought came to my mind after observing a happening at a local car dealership. An elderly, well-dressed Christian man, taller than me and older than me too, was sitting in the customer waiting room. He sat patiently, quietly, as he read his bible. Because the bible cover was well worn, you could conclude that he was not reading to put on a...

WHAT HAPPENED WAS…

ByDr. Mark April 10, 2025 0 Comments
See if what I am about to tell you is not true, at least most of the time, when you ask someone, “What happened?”  Instead of an explanation you get some excuse making, and words of justification for what took place. It starts with these words, “What happened was…”  When you hear it, get ready for the excuse that follows, that is, most of the time. This effort to exonerate...

THE MESSED-UP MAGAZINE

ByDr. Mark April 9, 2025 0 Comments
Monday morning was messed up, for real! I didn’t sleep well thinking about the fact that the bottom level of our tri-level had been flooded by the amount of rainfall we received Wednesday through Saturday last week, raining a total that equaled about one and one-half the total our city typically receives for the whole month of April. Ironically, I had just taught a lesson from the biblical...

YOU ONLY KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW!

ByDr. Mark April 8, 2025 0 Comments
“Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not...