THANKS-GIVING IS NOT A HOLIDAY!

ByDr. Mark November 25, 2024 0 Comments
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” (Psalm 107:1 English Standard Version) Good morning, friend! This is your Monday Short meditation, characterized by timeliness and truth. Keep this in mind: Thanks-giving is not a holiday! Thanks-giving is a habit of a holy people!” Have a great start to the week and do as the excerpts from the Psalms of Thanksgiving suggest! Be blessed! “I...

DON’T CHANGE YOUR MIND!

ByDr. Mark November 24, 2024 0 Comments
“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to Pharaoh and say to him, “This is the message from the Lord: Let my people go so that they may worship me. If you refuse to let them go, I will send thousands of frogs to bring trouble to your whole country. The Nile River will be full of frogs. The frogs will go into your house. They will jump into your bed. They will go into the houses of your servants....

DEALING WITH REAL LIFE VECTORS

ByDr. Mark November 23, 2024 0 Comments
“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling...

WHEN YOU FEEL EMOTIONALLY DRAINED AND ESSENTIALLY DEPRESSED

ByDr. Mark November 22, 2024 0 Comments
“Let the Lord give strength to his people! Let the Lord bless his people with peace! “(Psalm 29:11 Contemporary English Bible) At the end of the week, at times, after giving your all at work, on the home front, during your church work, and in fighting crisis and circumstances that confront you, including current and continuing grief, which is natural, if any of these situations are...

WORTH SHARING

ByDr. Mark November 21, 2024 0 Comments
“…a right time to shut up and another to speak up…” (Ecclesiastes 3:7 The Message Bible) Monday morning, I was forwarded a social media post written by Jordan Riley. The sender, my big brother, also a fellow theologian, felt that this specific post had “meditation topic potential.” I agreed. While I have addressed this topic before, now I will share with you what Mr. Riley had to...

DECISION TIME

ByDr. Mark November 20, 2024 0 Comments
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve…” (Joshua 24:15a King James Version) No! This is not a pre-election meditation that I forget to publish. It is not that kind of “Decision Time” to which I am referring in the title above. In general, my intention is not to cause you to live cautiously, but rather consciously; cognizant of the fact...

FOR REAL THIS TIME!

ByDr. Mark November 19, 2024 0 Comments
I know what you were thinking yesterday!  Yes, I know you said to yourself that the Monday Short was not really “short.”  Well, I will make up for that today. I’m for real this time! Ponder on this thought. Many people look at what they can get when they attend church on Sunday mornings, as opposed to what they should be giving. Hold up! I’m not going to talk about tithes and...

ENERGIZING THE VIRTUAL CHURCH CROWD

ByDr. Mark November 18, 2024 0 Comments
“…and let us consider how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds, not forsaking our meeting together , as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25 The Amplified Bible) Many churches have turned to a  hybrid way of worshipping, even though the pandemic days are over. Yes, many by...

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION THIS MORNING!

ByDr. Mark November 17, 2024 0 Comments
In our Bible Study classes this week, I stated that two of the verses we read from the fourth chapter of The Gospel According to Mark could be read before every sermon preached. Noting that knowledge gained and not shared is a waste, I decided to go beyond making a statement in class about the applicability of these verses, and move to sharing with others, stating for all who look at this...

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN YOUR HAND!

ByDr. Mark November 16, 2024 0 Comments
“What is that in your hand?” (Exodus 4:2a New International Version) One adult, whether in gest or just remembering an object, participative lesson that his father used with his siblings and him, told me that if his children ever start to complain about “not having nuthin,” he would apply the same lesson that was used on him so his children would focus on being thankful for every...