MAKE SOME NOISE THIS WEEK!

ByDr. Mark June 5, 2023 0 Comments
Good morning!  Not including the lengthy, but profitable scriptural passage below that you are about to read, this is one of the most abbreviated, Monday Short meditations that I have ever written!  The subject came to my mind as I attended the 60th, yes you read it right, the 60th wedding anniversary of a couple Saturday night.  There was loud applause, applicable for the...

THE THIRD T-SHIRT

ByDr. Mark June 4, 2023 0 Comments
“Because you’re not yet taking God seriously,” said Jesus. “The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would move.  There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.” (Matthew 17:20 The Message Bible) This is the last of three meditations, inspired by my recent purchase of three T-Shirts at a local...

THE SECOND T-SHIRT

ByDr. Mark June 3, 2023 0 Comments
“If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perish.” (2 Corinthians 4:3 NLT) This Is the second mediation in a series of three, inspired by the three t-shirts I purchased a couple of days ago.  Go back and see what I said yesterday if you must.  And yes, I did say “series.”  Why not?  We watch playoff series, the World Series, daytime...

THE FIRST T-SHIRT

ByDr. Mark June 2, 2023 0 Comments
“I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.  By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.”(John 13:34-35 NASB) Wednesday morning, I left the house to go to just one store, but ended up going to three, and stopped by the church.  From the time I left home, I was...

REMINDER

ByDr. Mark June 1, 2023 0 Comments
“Jesus wept.” (John 11:35 NASB) The Deacon at our church who faithfully leads our church prayer meeting sent out the verse above to church members who see the value of praying together, prior to our gathering on Monday, Memorial Day.  Praise God that He did not cancel prayer meeting because of the holiday!  Yes, the holiday did not handcuff us from meeting together and...

WHO, WHAT, AND WHY

ByDr. Mark May 31, 2023 0 Comments
“And behold, a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  And He said to him, “What is written in the Law?  How does it read to you?”  And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”  And...

THANK GOD FOR GODLY GRANDPARENTS

ByDr. Mark May 30, 2023 0 Comments
“I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am , persuaded, now lives in you also.” (2 Timothy 1:5 NIV)” I turned on the local gospel radio channel and heard a song by an artist who told her life story, including the highlights, as well as the highly intense and horrible dark days she experienced when she was on her...

PREQUEL, SEQUEL…WHAT ABOUT THE “QUEL”

ByDr. Mark May 29, 2023 0 Comments
“…for we walk by faith, not by sight —….” (2 Corinthians 5:7 The Amplified Bible) Here is you Monday Short meditation, perfect for a holiday morning.  We know that a prequel tells the story before a particular event.  We also know the that a sequel is a continuation, telling what happens after a particular event.  But what about the “quel?”  What about the...

THE BILLBOARD ON 38TH STREET

ByDr. Mark May 28, 2023 0 Comments
In my town, on a busy thoroughfare, West 38th Street to be exact, there once was a cleverly designed billboard that caught the eyes of drivers and passengers in the vehicle.  It said, “Don’t make me come down there!”  The message was signed at the bottom of the billboard, “God.” Oh I know you know the song that says, “On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, and the billows...

IT’S NOT ON THE BOTTLE LABEL, BUT…

ByDr. Mark May 27, 2023 0 Comments
It is the holiday weekend and there is a greater possibility on holiday weekends, more so than other weekends during the year, that you might find yourself in a company of friends, family, and even faces you never saw before, and you just might face the same situation as when they had run out of wine and Jesus performed His first recorded miracle.  Same situation only because drinking was...