GIVE GOD REASONS TO BLESS YOU!

ByDr. Mark July 6, 2026 2 Comments
“Praise the Lord! Blessed is a person who fears the Lord,Who greatly delights in His commandments.” (Psalm 112:1 NASB) Close to a year ago, shortly before I retired as Senior Pastor at a local church, where I had labored since it’s finding in 1990, I preached from 2 Samuel 22. One of the three major points I made, making it personal for each one of us receiving the...

A CREATIVE SANDWICH

ByDr. Mark July 5, 2026 0 Comments
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 NKJV) I have dubbed this morning’s meditation, “A Creative Sandwich.” Here is why I chose my title. As I was standing in a long, no, a very, very long line at a combo TJ Maxx and HomeGoods store located on the northside of Indianapolis, I slowly moved my shopping cart from the end of the line, located in the main...

WHEN SOMEONE TAKES “YOUR” FRIED CHICKEN OR BBQ RIBS

ByDr. Mark July 4, 2026 0 Comments
“Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32 NASB) It’s July 4th and I just know that you are planning on barbecuing or attending a family cookout. On the menu will surely be some BBQ ribs and/or some fantastic fried chicken. I can see it now! You grab your sturdy paper plate(s) and while standing in line you...

IT’S “T-TIME!”

ByDr. Mark July 3, 2026 3 Comments
This morning, let’s take some “T- Time.” I’m not referring to drinking tea. I’m not referring to playing rounds of golf carrying a supply of pointed tees. Although it is hot outside, I’m not talking about wearing tankless tee-shirts to feel more comfortable. And I am not talking about a scheduled take-off time. No, you and I are going to take some “T- Time.” to think about our...

THE THERMOMETER OF LIFE

ByDr. Mark July 2, 2026 2 Comments
“Sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes leveled to the ground…” Yesterday, I wrote about “The Weeds in Your Yard,” focusing on uprooting the sins that so easily entangle us in our lives. Today, I woke up, still focused on our lives. I’m sure that you will agree with me, that just as the reading on the thermometer hanging on your wall or front porch changes during the seasons of the...

THE WEEDS IN YOUR YARD

ByDr. Mark July 1, 2026 2 Comments
“You are tempted by the evil things you want. Your own desire leads you away and traps you. Your desire grows inside you until it results in sin. Then the sin grows bigger and bigger and finally ends in death.” (James 1:14-15 Easy-to-Read Bible) On a day when a heat dome had settled over our geographical area; a day where meteorologists would explain in their forecast saying, "A persistent...

THE LITTLE PINK PILLOW

ByDr. Mark June 30, 2026 2 Comments
As a rerun from” It’s A Different World” came to an end, there was a closing shot of a little pink pillow with these words, “You are never too rich to be poor.” I’m not sure what the message was intended to communicate to viewers, but two scriptures registered in my mind. Let me share them with you this Tuesday morning. The first thing I thought of is found in the Beatitudes where...

THE UNRECOGNIZED, UNRELENTING, UNCONSCIOUS SELF

ByDr. Mark June 29, 2026 2 Comments
In a January 25, 2024 article published in Simply Psychology, Dr. Saul McLeod wrote, “Sigmund Freud viewed the unconscious mind as a reservoir of repressed feelings, traumatic memories, and instinctual drives that remain hidden from awareness yet exert profound influence over emotion, and decision-making. According to Freud, the majority of human behavior originates not from rational,...

HE IS WATER WHEN YOU ARE THIRSTY!

ByDr. Mark June 28, 2026 2 Comments
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you,    my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land   where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary    and beheld your power and your glory.” (Psalm 63:1 NIV) Just as David fellowshipped with the Lord when he was in the wilderness of Judah, you too can fellowship with the Lord every day, whether you are...

LET’S DO IT AGAIN!

ByDr. Mark June 27, 2026 2 Comments
 “Let's have church! Let's join the heavenly sound! There's nothing like Your presence when the praise breaks out. Let's have church! Let's tear the roof off of this house cause anything can happen when the praise breaks out. Let's have church!” (Excerpt from song by Thrive Worship) Do you remember anything special about Sunday mornings in your past? I do! Of course, I had to deliver the...