I GUESS NO ONE IS EXEMPT!

ByDr. Mark August 1, 2025 0 Comments
Someone asked me the other day, “Is anybody exempt from what your T-Shirt says?” That person was referring to the T-Shirt I have that says, “Be careful what you say or do, I just might write about it.”  My quick reply was, “No one!’ After I walked away, thinking about the challenge that churches face today to grow their congregations, I thought about my response for a minute. In...

THE RETENTION POND & THE CHURCH

ByDr. Mark July 31, 2025 0 Comments
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” (Matthew 28:19-20 The New King James Version) Like the location of retention ponds throughout your city, the churches in...

WHEN YOU COME TO YOUR REPHIDIM…

ByDr. Mark July 30, 2025 0 Comments
“Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek . Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” So Joshua did as Moses said, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the hilltop. Now when Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he...

HOW TO HAVE A BETTER DAY!

ByDr. Mark July 29, 2025 0 Comments
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” (William Penn 1644 -1718) I looked at various sources to see how we use the time that we are blessed with daily. If a person works, the average time spent is 8 hours. A person spends nearly 4 hours a day watching TV. The average time spent on social media is approximately 2.5 hours. Time spent eating, not including cooking and clean-up...

WHO’S COUNTING?

ByDr. Mark July 28, 2025 0 Comments
“I mean that you should use every opportunity you have for doing good, because these are evil times. So don’t be foolish with your lives but learn what the Lord wants you to do.” (Ephesians 5:16-18 Easy-to-Read Version) This is your Monday Short meditation! Focus on the last part of the passage above which says, “but learn what the Lord wants you to do.” Why the title above? Here’s...

PUT PRAISE AT THE TOP OF YOUR AGENDA TODAY!

ByDr. Mark July 27, 2025 0 Comments
“Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with timbrel and dancing, praise Him with the strings and pipe, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let...

HELP FOR ANXIOUS PEOPLE…INCLUDING YOU AND ME!

ByDr. Mark July 26, 2025 0 Comments
“Teach me Your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Do not turn me over to the desire of my enemies, for false witnesses have risen against me, and the violent witness. I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage;Yes, wait for the Lord.!” (Psalm...

I DIDN’T CONNECT…AGAIN!

ByDr. Mark July 25, 2025 2 Comments
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” (Isaiah 40:29 NIV) Literally I didn’t connect…again! I did everything right; except I did not connect…again! Very early in the morning on Tuesday, I went to the store and brought all my ingredients to make a pot roast for dinner. I purchased two good size pieces of lean beef, a can of mushroom soup, a can of cream...

SO, YOU WANT A SHORT ONE?

ByDr. Mark July 24, 2025 0 Comments
“…and when one blind man leads another, both fall into a ditch.” (Matthew 15:14 Good News Translation) This meditation is for those who question whether or not I can do “short,” referring to the length of the meditations at times. Well, it does not have to be a Monday for me to do “short!” I can do “short.” Let me show you! Have you ever heard that saying, “Like the blind...

LIVE IN THE “RIGHT NOW” MOMENT!

ByDr. Mark July 23, 2025 0 Comments
“But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own.” (I John 3:2 The Message Bible) While we...