Tag: Life

THE LIFE CHANGERS

ByDr. Mark May 27, 2021 0 Comments
“So I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good...”  (Nehemiah 5:9a NASB) Thank God for the Nehemiah’s; the life changers in our lives!  Let me make sense of my first sentence by telling you about some life changers, people who, in a close proximity of time, changed the direction of my life.  Hiding with two friends in the bathroom at a laundry mat on 16th and College...

REPLACING MARY ELLEN

ByDr. Mark April 25, 2021 0 Comments
“…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us...” (Hebrews 12:1b KJV) Mary Ellen was the film and tape editor at a local TV Station.  Her primary role, an important one to say the least, was to edit all the films and video tapes that were shown on air.  Mary Ellen was responsible for cutting out things that were not suitable for what we call a PG...

A PRESCRIPTION YOU CAN UNDERSTAND

ByDr. Mark March 31, 2021 0 Comments
“Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 3:2 NASB) Okay I promise this will be one of those short meditations to keep you God conscious today.  Do you remember when prescriptions were written out and not printed from the computer?  Maybe you are not old enough to recall those days.  Well, I recollect...

DOES LIFE LEAD TO TRUTH?

ByDr. Mark March 20, 2021 0 Comments
“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 NLT) I was drinking coffee and watching a news broadcast when a message, written in white on a black background came across the screen.  It was a quote of something published in a major city newspaper, “Life Needs Truth.”  The ad immediately caught my...

TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER

ByDr. Mark March 7, 2021 0 Comments
“Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” Jesus said, “Why do you question me about what’s good? God is the One who is good. If you want to enter the life of God, just do what he tells you.”  The man asked, “What in particular?” Jesus said, “Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor...

RIDING THE WILD MOUSE

ByDr. Mark January 18, 2021 0 Comments
“Light, space, zest—that’s God!  So, with him on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing.” (Psalm 27:1 MSG) On the west side of Indianapolis there was once an amusement park that featured a variety of fascinating rides.  Not until a protest, a justified and peaceful protest, was held in 1963 by the NAACP Youth Council did the park drop its segregating admission policy...

REQUEST A RUSH ORDER IF YOU WANT TO!

ByDr. Mark December 14, 2020 0 Comments
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2a NIV)” Did you know that the fast-forwarding feature of your electronic device is not a new thing and that it actually was first used in 1948?  Did you know that “Rush Shipping” speeding up or reducing the total number of days it requires...

A REMINDER AND/OR A TEACHING

ByDr. Mark November 10, 2020 0 Comments
“Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and have been established in the truth which is present with you.” (Philippians 4:11a NKJV) The Apostle Peter focused on reminding believers in his time of things that he had taught them or things that were taught by the Apostle Paul.  It’s like he knew, even lacking formal education in...