Tag: Is

GOD IS GOOD…

ByDr. Mark August 23, 2026 2 Comments
“I trust your love, and I feel like celebrating because you rescued me. You have been good to me, Lord, and I will sing about you.” (Psalm 13:5-6 Contemporary English Version) Last week I appealed to readers, requested followers, to respond in one of my meditations, explaining to me the saying, “God is good all the time.” To be honest, I thought my replies by readers would be so great...

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOURS?

ByDr. Mark April 6, 2026 2 Comments
“He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Luke 19:40 ESV) This is your Monday Short meditation. For real, this week! Every year, Sis. M. brings palm branches for everyone who attends worship service on Palm Sunday. This year was no exception. Sunday, I put mine in the backseat of my car. Friday, I noticed that it was still there. As I looked at it,...

LA ESPERANZA ES UN CAMINO (HOPE IS A PATH, A WAY!)

ByDr. Mark December 12, 2025 0 Comments
“The only hope we have is in Christ Jesus. The only one to help us in this world of turmoil. Though Satan's foes oppress and our hearts is stressed. But we have this hope, and it's in Jesus.” (Mahaila Jackson, 1961) A group of scouts was taken into a large forest in the middle of the night on a special exercise. The scout leader, equipped with a bright lantern in hand, led the boys into the...

GOD IS IN THE NEXT!

ByDr. Mark November 26, 2025 0 Comments
“When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you.” (Isaiah 43:2 The Living Bible) We have heard the term “when” used to refer to something in the future; a time yet to come. “when I get older,”...

GOD IS NOT A BENCHWARMER

ByDr. Mark October 29, 2025 0 Comments
“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:17 New King James Version) At all levels you will see something entertaining at basketball games. I’m not talking about what happens between the lines, but I am talking about something that happens off the court, on the sidelines. No, I’m not talking about the enthusiasm of the crowds...

SHAMAR

ByDr. Mark October 23, 2025 0 Comments
A local pastor gifted me a book entitled “100 Names of God.” The author, Christopher D. Hudson, writes in the Introduction of the book, “In the Bible, we discover dozens of names and titles for God. Each on of these names reveals some facet of God’s nature or reminds us of His dealings with humankind.” The author adds. “This little book is not exhaustive, focuses brief attention on...

THERE IS STILL HOPE!

ByDr. Mark August 4, 2025 2 Comments
“Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.” (Romans 12:12 NLT) As I watched the news over the weekend, my heart went out to people all around the world, afar and as close as the avenues and streets in your community. Consider the happening reported on the airways. Disarray, disruption, deviousness, destruction, discrimination, decreasing morality, demagogues...

LOOKING & LISTENING

ByDr. Mark July 5, 2025 2 Comments
“Heaven is my home. I’m just traveling through this world.” (Billy Graham Quote) It does not matter how old our children may be when they go out, whether it be for education, entertainment, or just escapement from that feeling of being bored at home. In any case, we find ourselves looking and listening for signs that they have come safely home. This looking and listening does not stop when...

WHY IS THE WATER BROWN?

ByDr. Mark April 26, 2025 0 Comments
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7 NIV) At a recent Tutoring Ministry session, after eating his snack during the time where the mentors allow the children to eat some snacks and have a refreshing drink,...

NSF

ByDr. Mark April 16, 2025 1 Comment
No matter how high you have ascended on your climb up to your home above, regardless of your spiritual maturity, integrity is required. So, as you read this be completely honest about the times when your faith was floundering. Where is your faith? Is heaven sending you an NSF (Non-Sufficient Faith) notice?  Let’s explore a little. After you have cared for others, you wonder who will take...