YOUR PERFORMANCE TODAY!

ByDr. Mark February 7, 2025 0 Comments
There is a radio station broadcast from one of our local universities that I listen to occasionally. In the morning, the station plays classical music, and in the afternoons, the station programming focuses on jazz selections featuring old and new artists. The morning program that I listen to is named “Performance Today.” I don’t listen to this audiocast to revisit being in Music...

INSPIRED BY VAL

ByDr. Mark February 6, 2025 0 Comments
“O sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done wonderful things.” (Psalm 98:1 NASB 1995) I imagine that when you read the title above, you anticipated that I was going to write a story about home décor, an eye-pleasing painting, or a new way to accessorize the clothes you already have. If you know Val, you might have thought I was going to say that I finally learned how to write a...

MOMMA’S ORDERS!

ByDr. Mark February 5, 2025 0 Comments
It was October 31 in the 1950’s, on a chilly fall evening. The occasion, Halloween Night, a safe night to be out back in the old days. Well, at least in our neighborhood. During that era, I had never heard of a Hallelujah Night, or an Octoberfest held at the local churches on the same date as Halloween. The children in our family were allowed to go out, canvasing from door to door, greeting...

BLESSED!

ByDr. Mark February 4, 2025 0 Comments
“Gray hair is a mark of distinction, the award for a God-loyal life.” (Proverbs 16:31 The Message Bible) I looked in the mirror Monday morning and contemplated seeking out a professional hair stylist to color my gray beard to a natural black. After staring at my image for a minute, I decided against it because I realized the gray hair was not a sign of being old, but rather a sign of being...

LIKEWISE

ByDr. Mark February 3, 2025 0 Comments
“Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” (Luke 17:28-30 English Standard Version) This is your “Monday Short” meditation, possibly. If my words...

IN BETWEEN THE “WAIT” AND “THE RENEWAL,” “THE MOUNTING UP,” AND “THE RUNNING”

ByDr. Mark February 2, 2025 0 Comments
“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31 NKJV) What should you do while you are waiting for the described changes in the divine word of God, found in the opening verse? Yes, you may be waiting for a situation to get better, waiting for the Lord to...

WHAT WENT WRONG?

ByDr. Mark February 1, 2025 0 Comments
“Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last, where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who hast by Thy might, led us into the light, keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest out feet stray from the places, our God, where we meet Thee, lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the...

NOBODY TOLD ME!

ByDr. Mark January 31, 2025 0 Comments
The dental hygienist had almost completed her work on my mouth, all that remained for her to do was polish my teeth and add, at an extra cost, a fluoride coating. But before she proceeded, she gave me a brush and asked me to demonstrate how I brushed my teeth. I took the brush and moved it from left to right and then up and down. She grabs my hand, gently, and stops me before I am finished...

LOOKING FOR THE LOST

ByDr. Mark January 30, 2025 0 Comments
“Or imagine a woman who has ten coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and scour the house, looking in every nook and cranny until she finds it? And when she finds it you can be sure she’ll call her friends and neighbors: ‘Celebrate with me! I found my lost coin!’ Count on it—that’s the kind of party God’s angels throw every time one lost soul turns to God.” (Luke...

GREAT BLESSINGS

ByDr. Mark January 29, 2025 0 Comments
Have you ever heard of “writer’s block?” Usually, I would define it as a time when a writer could not decide on what to write, but the Merriam-Webster Dictionary had a more technical definition that caused me to have some personal concern. This online dictionary defined “writer’s block,” a noun, as follows, “A psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a...