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“WAIT AND BETTER WILL SHOW UP”

ByDr. Mark May 21, 2022 0 Comments
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31 KJV) Twice this week I visited a physician.  As you know, the first things that take place at a visit is being weighed, having your temperature taken, and your assigned nurse gets a blood pressure...

“NOT CELEBRATED, NOT HIGHLIGHTED, NOT RECOGNIZED”

ByDr. Mark April 29, 2022 0 Comments
“When you do something for someone else, don’t call attention to yourself.  You’ve seen them in action, I’m sure— ‘playactors’ I call them—treating prayer meeting and street corner alike as a stage, acting compassionate as long as someone is watching, playing to the crowds.  They get applause, true, but that’s all they get.  When you help someone out, don’t think about how...

REACHING THE MASSES

ByDr. Mark April 16, 2022 0 Comments
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself.” (John 14:15-17 NKJV) I have been blessed to live in Indianapolis long enough to witness its population become more and more diverse.  In this sector of the land of opportunity, as our nation has been referred to, the masses of people in our city come from all over the globe.  Your city might have already...

GOOD ADVICE FOR EVERY GENERATION

ByDr. Mark April 2, 2022 0 Comments
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV) One of the regular readers of Mark Writes sent a response to Friday’s meditation, the last day of the month, March 31, 2022.  My immediate reaction was to say “Amen!”  And then I was moved to publish her message,...

EVERYBODY SINGS THE BLUES

ByDr. Mark March 16, 2022 0 Comments
“Soon another Feast came around and Jesus was back in Jerusalem.  Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there was a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, with five alcoves.  Hundreds of sick people—blind, crippled, paralyzed—were in these alcoves.  One man had been an invalid there for thirty-eight years.  When Jesus saw him stretched out by the pool and knew how long he had been there, he said,...

WORD FOR TODAY

ByDr. Mark January 30, 2022 0 Comments
“Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David!  ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’  Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9 NKJV) Do you remember when you were determined to enhance your vocabulary by learning a new word every day?  How long did that last?  Or do you recall how someone used a word...

THE TURNOVER

ByDr. Mark January 14, 2022 0 Comments
“At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them.  A man came and knelt before Jesus and said, “Lord, have mercy on my son.  He has seizures and suffers terribly.  He often falls into the fire or into the water.  So, I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”  Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people!  How long must I be with you?  How...

BLACK & WHITE

ByDr. Mark November 6, 2021 0 Comments
It’s Saturday morning!  Let’s see how I do with my plan to keep the meditation short the day before Sunday; the day we assemble to worship.  I will do my best, but that is just my goal in terms of content, but as I write I must be led by God’s intent.  His intent dictates the length of the content.  After all, He is God. I have a black & white piece of décor that...

DO YOU SEE THE BIRD IN THE TREE?

ByDr. Mark July 29, 2021 0 Comments
“But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.” (I Corinthians 12:18 NIV) Fastened securely in her seatbelt, a four-year old toddler is continuously talking on the long ride home from church. The parent is paying attention to the road, and somewhat to the talkative toddler, acknowledging every statement that the child makes with an...

A MISSING ITEM

ByDr. Mark July 27, 2021 0 Comments
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6 NIV) Many of our churches have held “Back-to-School Fairs,” orchestrated drive-thru events to giveaway book bags, notebooks, pens, and pencils, and other churches have made monetary contributions to ”Back-To-School” events held on a...