Tag: Christian

A LESSON ON HOW TO ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT

ByDr. Mark June 6, 2023 0 Comments
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the...

BUMPS, BRUISES, BURDENS, & BLUES

ByDr. Mark March 22, 2023 0 Comments
“Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.” (Psalm 50:15 Amplified Bible) Bumps, bruises, burdens, and blues…oh my! Sunday, we sang one of our church congregation’s favorite songs, “He Brought Me Through This and Brought Me Through That.”  It should be one of every believer’s favorite songs as they take a tour down memory lane and...

COMMITTED TO THE CLIMB

ByDr. Mark March 3, 2023 0 Comments
Some time later God tested Abraham.  He said to him, “Abraham!”  “Here I am,” he replied.  Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.  Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”  Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey.  He took with him two of his servants and his son...

MISSING NUMBERS

ByDr. Mark February 10, 2023 0 Comments
“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.  And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.” (Acts 2:41-42 NKJV) On Mondays and Tuesday, I serve as a volunteer for a Tutoring and Mentoring Program at our church, directed by our Assistant Pastor. ...

GETTING OUR DUCKS IN ORDER

ByDr. Mark January 22, 2023 0 Comments
“As a prisoner of the Lord, I beg you to live in a way that is worthy of the people God has chosen to be his own.  Always be humble and gentle.  Patiently put up with each other and love each other.  Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united.  Do this by living at peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3 Contemporary English Version) Looking out the kitchen window and...

PRESENTING PROOF

ByDr. Mark December 18, 2022 0 Comments
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.  And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed and progressively changed by the renewing of your mind , so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is...

MY UNIVERSAL CHRISTMAS CARD TO YOU

ByDr. Mark December 17, 2022 0 Comments
“To God be the glory!” This is my universal Christmas card that I am sending to all the Mark Writes readers!  I’m not being cheap.  I do not have postal service cutoff times for mailing card in mind.  I am not curtailing the work of doing what God has called me to do via these meditations.  Actually, it is just the opposite.  I am complying with my calling to spread the good news...

WEATHERING THE SEASON CHANGE

ByDr. Mark October 18, 2022 0 Comments
“As long as the world exists, there will be a time for planting and a time for harvest. There will always be cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.” (Genesis 8:22 The Good News Bible) With the seasonal and climate changes of recent times, I developed an interest in learning how weather affects behavior.  Here is an excerpt from a social science publication that will make you...

TODAY’S HIGHIGHTED S.O.P.

ByDr. Mark September 20, 2022 0 Comments
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.” (Isaiah 40:8 ESV) In most of the jobs we have held, we were given a book, or a volume of books called Standard Operating Procedures S.O.P.).  To be truthful, there are only a couple of people I know who were so dedicated that they read such a book in its entirety when they first received it.  Many glanced...

“REMEDY FOR OUR CITIES: KEEP ON MARCHING”

ByDr. Mark June 28, 2022 0 Comments
“Now Jericho was tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in.  The Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the valiant warriors.  You shall march around the city, all the men of war circling the city once. You shall do so for six days.” (Joshua 6:1-3 NASB). Thus, the second day they marched around the city once...