STRATEGIES TO SUPPLANT CHURCH BURNOUT

ByDr. Mark January 3, 2024 0 Comments
Attending a Celebration of Life this past weekend, the officiant spent some time talking about church burnout, specifically pointing out in his own words that it can happen when your whole life, starting with childhood, has been centered around church: church attendance, church duties, church people, church issues, and thankfully however, there were church person dedicated in a unwavering way to...

WORDS TO WORK INTO YOUR LIFE

ByDr. Mark January 2, 2024 0 Comments
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV) In addition to the words of wisdom included in the opening and closing verses, let me present you with two sayings to act on this year. If you act on them, somebody will be saved from the penalty of sin, and others will be...

AN ALPHABETIC ESSENTIAL

ByDr. Mark January 1, 2024 0 Comments
“At this the woman came and fell at his feet. “Help me, sir!” she said. Jesus answered, “It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.” “That's true, sir,” she answered, “but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table.” So, Jesus answered her, “You are a woman of great faith! What you want will be done for you.” And at that...

WANDERING INTO THE NEW YEAR

ByDr. Mark December 31, 2023 0 Comments
“Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints, for the Lord preserves the faithful, but amply repays the one who acts in pride. Be strong, and He will strengthen your heart, all you who wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 31:23-24 Modern English Version) In a book entitled “The Works of Maupassant,” there is a short story, “Miss Harriet.” Here is an excerpt from that story, “At the time I was...

SURVIVING THE CHAOS

ByDr. Mark December 30, 2023 0 Comments
“You will continually hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end  . For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs  .” (Matthew 24:6-8 The Amplified Bible) In...

THE COST OF WHINING

ByDr. Mark December 29, 2023 0 Comments
“Do everything without complaining...” (Philippians 2:14 NLT) There is a sign affixed to the top of the entry door to my wife’s home office that says, “THERE WILL BE A $5.00 Charge for Whining.” What caught my attention were the words in capital letter, “THERE WILL BE A.” Synonyms for whining include moaning, grumbling, and of course, complaining. While the sign on the door was...

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH…

ByDr. Mark December 28, 2023 0 Comments
At times, the going gets tough in this life. Perhaps you are even going through a tough time right now. My counsel, which comes from the Lord, is really quite brief this morning, just a few verses for you to reflect on, retain for future use, and thus result in you being equipped with reliable resources to fall back on when the going gets tough. Read on for all the remaining content of this...

NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS

ByDr. Mark December 27, 2023 0 Comments
“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.”(Colossians 3:23 NLT) Monday you opened up gifts that had to be assembled.  Following detailed instructions with innumerable steps, you put together the furniture you ordered online, You worked hard to assemble the multiple pieces and you smiled when you did not have one part or screw...

GOING TO

ByDr. Mark December 26, 2023 0 Comments
“Now is the time to relocate from burdens to “better,” from hopeless to hope, from our entrapments to the freedom that is ahead, from where we reside in our mindset now, to a place where relief, hope, joy, and victory resonate loudly.” (Mark L. King Quote) Since we did not have a Monday Short meditation yesterday, I will try to be brief today.  I may not say it all, but when all is...

ERRORS!

ByDr. Mark December 25, 2023 0 Comments
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” (Romans 3:23 NLT) Some of you are still laughing at the error you stumbled on towards the end of this past Saturday’s meditation.  If you are not still laughing, your initial response, at the least was, “What!”  I got it right on the blog site, but to those who I send the meditations to via email,...