Tag: Changes

ON MY “GET RID OF IT” LIST

ByDr. Mark December 30, 2022 0 Comments
“Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on…” (Philippians 3:12a) I used a teaser at the end of the yesterday’s meditation, trying to entice you to tune in today, hoping that I might share my note on what I had on my “Get Rid of It” list, as I go from this present year into the next year.  And perhaps if I am a little transparent and truly...

“WEATHER” MAY CHANGE, BUT NOT THE “WHETHER!”

ByDr. Mark March 25, 2022 0 Comments
“But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the One who holds my head high.I cried out to the Lord, and He answered me from His holy mountain.” (Psalm 3:3-4:8 NLT) Back in the day, in many churches, we use to sing the song, “Call on the Lord (And get an answer!)” with resounding voices; hands reaching toward heaven and relentlessly waving back and forth; hearts...

UNTIL

ByDr. Mark August 9, 2021 0 Comments
“My little children, for whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed within you.” (Galatians 4:19 Amplified Bible) As children, after misbehaving we were told to go to our room and think about it until we were in our right mind.  We have had the policies of the home in which we were raised, reiterated, and reinforced by the resounding, relentless words expressed by our parents,...

THE NURSING HATS & THE HALLOWED STETHOSCOPE

ByDr. Mark January 3, 2021 0 Comments
“For I, the Lord, do not change.” (Malachi 3:6a NASB) In the mid 1980’s, just around the time nurses hats disappeared in medical facilities, a father and an uncle both brought what was thought to be a perfect gift for their daughter and niece who was graduating from nursing school.  The father added a purple, amethyst colored stethoscope to his graduation gift bag.  Both the...