Tag: Bible

SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN

ByDr. Mark June 12, 2026 0 Comments
A faithful member of a local church was always amenable and available when a volunteer was needed to pick someone up for church. This faithful member thrived on punctuality, a trait he picked up from his parents who believed that early was on time and on time was late. One Sunday morning, not that long ago, the faithful member received a call from the pastor of his church. The pastor asked him...

THE BLACK SQUARE OBJECT

ByDr. Mark February 25, 2026 2 Comments
“These are evil times, so make every minute count.” (Ephesians 5:16 CEV) The black square object in your house comes in many sizes, ranging from small to very large. The age of the black square object, or in some cases the age of the “objects,” ranges from several years to nearly brand new.  The older ones have signs of wear because of how often it has been used.  The newer...

TECHNOLOGY VERSUS THE TENETS

ByDr. Mark May 26, 2024 0 Comments
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8 NASB) When it comes to technology versus the tenets, the former changes, the latter does not change, never fade, stands forever. Do you remember when children could be told they had to go to be when TV went off, around 11:00 p.m. and that was on Friday nights only? Now, largely because of technology,...

CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT!

ByDr. Mark March 6, 2024 0 Comments
“Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me,    for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” (Psalm 25:4-5 Modern English Version What I am about to share with you has to be assigned a title by you, and not this author. I would perhaps call it “Determination,” “Dedication,” “Devotion,” or “Disciple’s...

ADDITION & ALGEBRA

ByDr. Mark October 8, 2023 0 Comments
“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever; the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you.” (John 14:6-7 NASB) In a response to one of my emails this week, a local pastor sent a brief response in the form of a math...

PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES PRE-DATING PROFESSIONAL PREMISES

ByDr. Mark September 4, 2023 0 Comments
“His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.  And when He was twelve years old, they went up there according to the custom of the feast; and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days required, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it. Instead, they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they went a...

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR READING HABITS

ByDr. Mark May 2, 2023 0 Comments
“People need every word that God has spoken.” (Matthew 4:4b Contemporary English Version) When I retrieve the daily mail from my mailbox, I pause, flip through the envelopes, and look to see what was delivered.  Most of the time it is a bill, an acknowledgement or receipt for paying a bill, an enticement to make a new bill, a political campaign postcard that promises to take action with a...

IS THAT OXTAIL OR GOAT?

ByDr. Mark March 24, 2023 0 Comments
“For we are like a sweet-smelling incense offered by Christ to God, which spreads among those who are being saved and those who are being lost.  For those who are being lost, it is a deadly stench that kills; but for those who are being saved, it is a fragrance that brings life.”(2 Corinthians 2:15-16b Good News Translation) Tuesday was a busy day.  I started early in the morning with the...

DEALING WITH IMPULSE, INSTINCT, AND THE INNER OLD SELF

ByDr. Mark February 15, 2023 0 Comments
Good morning!  It is Wednesday, the day that many churches have traditionally scheduled mid-week Bible Study.  So, here’s some “Bible” for you to think about, meditate on this morning.  Hopefully, at the conclusion of your digesting the inspired word of God below, you will see who to turn to before acting by impulse, instinct, or the inner old self that intrigues you to do things that...

JUNE’S WALL

ByDr. Mark March 22, 2021 0 Comments
“Arise, eat because the journey is too great for you.” (I Kings’ 19:7b NASB) I borrowed the Scripture above from yesterday’s sermon on “The Problem with Enough.”  Relax. I am not going to review the points of the sermon, but as I was meditating on this verse, I started thinking about something that can benefit you and me.  However, to be fair, I need to tell you that the...