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HE NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT!

ByDr. Mark September 2, 2026 3 Comments
“And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35b New King James Version) Two men were having a conversation regarding giving out of a generous heart, in one fashion or the other, to support or help somebody. One of them pulled a portion from the verse printed above, the portion embedded in his childhood collection of...

DO YOU WANT TO BE STRONGER, SPIRITUALLY?

ByDr. Mark June 17, 2026 0 Comments
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:26 ESV) The way I would answer the question posed in the title above is as follows: is to find joy in the Lord.” Let me expound on my answer. You can find joy in the fact that the Lord is, and not only that He is, but He is your heavenly Father. Find joy in the fact that He can supply...

HELP OUR CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO TALK…RIGHT!

ByDr. Mark April 25, 2026 0 Comments
“We use our tongues to praise our Lord and Father, but then we curse people. And God made them like himself. Praises and curses come from the same mouth! My brothers, this should not happen.” (James 3:9-10 The International Children’s Bible) Please read this to your children and/or grandchildren and share this with every parent who is responsible for raising up their child. “Parent”...

THE BUTTERFLY ANALOGY

ByDr. Mark March 10, 2026 2 Comments
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans...

GROWING AIMS

ByDr. Mark January 21, 2026 4 Comments
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God....

TEN TOES DOWN!

ByDr. Mark December 8, 2025 2 Comments
“17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire; [and He will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods nor worship the golden statue that you have set up.” 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed...

PRIDE AND ARROGANCE

ByDr. Mark October 13, 2025 0 Comments
“Then Daniel replied and said before the king, ‘Keep your gifts for yourself or give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription to the king and make the interpretation known to him. O king, the Most High God granted sovereignty, greatness, honor, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father. Now because of the greatness which He granted him, all the peoples,...

ENDINGS ARE JUST NEW BEGINNINGS!

ByDr. Mark September 30, 2025 4 Comments
“Ends are not bad things, they just mean that something else is about to begin. And there are many things that don't really end, anyway, they just begin again in a new way. Ends are not bad, and many ends aren't really an ending; some things are never-ending.” (Quote for C. JoyBell C on Goodreads) After pastoring a church from 1990 to 2025, the Lord let me know it was a time for me to pass...

SUBLIMATION IS NOT ALWAYS BAD!

ByDr. Mark September 17, 2025 0 Comments
Decades ago, I taught Psychology at the secondary education level. One of the topics we discussed every semester was on “Defense Mechanisms.” Defense mechanisms, by definition, are the unconscious ways, or better stated, unconscious strategies, by which people protect themselves from anxiety or troubling thoughts produced by troubling times. There are a variety of defense mechanisms, some...

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...