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THE HEALTHIST REGISTER EVER

ByDr. Mark July 26, 2026 0 Comments
“Dear friend, listen well to my words; tune your ears to my voice. Keep my message in plain view at all times. Concentrate! Learn it by heart! Those who discover these words live, really live; body and soul, they’re bursting with health.” (Proverbs 4:20-22 The Message Bible) It is probably my imagination, but when I was a child, it seemed like all medicine tablets, all the prescribed pills...

REAL SWEETNESS FOR THE SOUL

ByDr. Mark July 14, 2026 2 Comments
“How sweet is the taste of your instructions—sweeter even than honey!” (Psalm 119:23 Good News Translation) For a little over two months, I went without drinking my habitual one cup of coffee in the morning. I tried decaf coffee, but my body said, in more ways than one, “You ain’t fooling me!” So, I brought back out my turquoise coffee cup that says, “No Coffee, No Talkie," and I...

WHEN YOU LEAVE CHURCH TODAY

ByDr. Mark July 12, 2026 2 Comments
“In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.” (Luke 10:30 NIV) First of all, notice that the title starts with the word “When,” and not the word “If.” You see, I’m assuming, or at least hoping that you will be in the assembly of the saints...

REGULARLY REVIEW YOUR KPI!

ByDr. Mark July 9, 2026 2 Comments
During my secular career, working as part of the senior management team for a large distribution center of one of the top retailers in the country, the team would regularly evaluate our performance versus established KPI, “Key Performance Indicators.” We would review performance versus our KPI at the beginning of the week, throughout the workweek, and at the end of the week. Regular...

EARLY SHOUT OUTS!

ByDr. Mark April 11, 2026 2 Comments
“She is a woman of strength and dignity and has no fear of old age. When she speaks, her words are wise, and kindness is the rule for everything she says. She watches carefully all that goes on throughout her household and is never lazy. Her children stand and bless her; so does her husband. He praises her with these words: 'There are many fine women in the world, but you are the best of...

WOKE UP EARLY THIS MORNING

ByDr. Mark February 21, 2026 0 Comments
“…nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” (Luke 22:42b KJV) In the evenings and sometimes when we wake up in the middle of the night, we have ideas and plans to do certain things on the next day.  When that happens we are in agreement with those who purport that our most creative moments are in the evening.  Okay, but what happens when morning comes?  Do we actually...

MUST Cs

ByDr. Mark February 8, 2026 0 Comments
“Now when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work. And from that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them kept hold of the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah.” (Nehemiah 4:15-16 NASB At our...

LOOKING THROUGH THE PRISM OF YESTERDAY

ByDr. Mark February 7, 2026 2 Comments
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24 KJV) Looking through the prism of yesterday, today is actually what we described hours ago as the next day. This is the next day…a day we have never seen before. This is the next day…where the Lord has woke us up and started us on our way. This is the next day…a time to press on, as they say,...

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED FOR YOU!

ByDr. Mark December 27, 2025 0 Comments
Books That Slay, published a summary of a book in 2023 that you may have read in your academic pursuits, as an assigned reading for leaders who face major challenges, or perhaps you were just looking for some good reading material to steer you away from the habit of watching television. The book is titled, “The Road Less Traveled,” and it was written in 1978 by M. Scott Peck. The summary...

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME

ByDr. Mark December 20, 2025 2 Comments
“Make the most of your time or time will make the most of you.” Two students, one young adult female and one young adult male, recently came home from school during their college break. The mother met them when they arrived with what seemed like a semester full of saved up dirty clothes. Initially she was wondered, silently, “Why in the world would they bring home all these dirty clothes?...