Tag: Light

MOVE OUT THE DARKNESS

ByDr. Mark August 6, 2025 0 Comments
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16 NKJV) The preacher who will replace me on October 5 as Pastor of Salt...

I WANT WHAT HE HAS #4!

ByDr. Mark May 29, 2025 0 Comments
“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me.Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4 New Living Translation) While David's words found in a Psalm 23 are surely familiar to you, and they are fitting for this meditation, I need to tell you that my inspiration for today’s meditation came from words spoken by Dr. Troy E....

THE MIRROR MAZE OF LIFE

ByDr. Mark May 16, 2025 0 Comments
Most of us have been to a state fair or an amusement park that had a mirror maze. Intrigued by the challenge to find our way through the maze quickly, we gave the person in the ticket booth the number of tickets needed to enter the maze. We entered the maze thinking that we could get through it in record time. We thought, “How hard could it be?” However, we soon found the challenge was more...

THE TUNNELS ON THE ROAD OF LIFE

ByDr. Mark October 8, 2024 0 Comments
“And God said, "Let there be light: and there was light.'” (Genesis 1:3 KJV) Often in incorporated in church dialogue are words describing how we conquer mountains and catapult out of the valley with the help of God. Not often do we use the analogy of tunnels in reference to those segments on the road of life where the darkness ahead of us seems too long. Yet today, to help us when we find...

A NOT SO FUNNY COMEDY

ByDr. Mark February 2, 2024 0 Comments
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him]not even one thing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind.” (John 1:1-4 New American Standard Bible) One day this week, I finished my early morning...

THE SECOND T-SHIRT

ByDr. Mark June 3, 2023 0 Comments
“If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perish.” (2 Corinthians 4:3 NLT) This Is the second mediation in a series of three, inspired by the three t-shirts I purchased a couple of days ago.  Go back and see what I said yesterday if you must.  And yes, I did say “series.”  Why not?  We watch playoff series, the World Series, daytime...

SINCE SOMEBODY ASKED

ByDr. Mark February 8, 2023 0 Comments
“Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.” (Psalm 119:105 NLT) This will make sense if you have been keeping up with the Mark Writes publications and you read yesterday’s meditation that challenge all believers, including self, to not be a hidden figure when it comes to letting our light shine. One young person wrote back and asked for input to ensure they would not...

“NOT THIS TIME…BUDDY!”

ByDr. Mark June 8, 2022 0 Comments
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105) One of the founding members of our church who has gone home to be with the Lord used to emphasize a stated point by using the word “buddy!”  For example, as a co-worker, when I told her about the church that I was being charged to plant on the westside of town, she said, “I’ll be there, and I will be...

“MAKE A LIAR OUT OF THE CUP

ByDr. Mark May 23, 2022 0 Comments
“God called to the Man: “Where are you?” (Psalm 23: 1-4 The Message Bible) This is your “Monday Short” meditation!  Let me start with a brief, true story.  I think I have shared with you in the past that I have a coffee cup that has these words inscribed on it, “No Coffee, No Talkie.”  In my efforts to make sure my pre-anesthesia appointment went well Friday, something you have...

THE NIGHT LIGHT

ByDr. Mark June 9, 2021 0 Comments
“The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your life.”  (Psalm 121:5-7 Amplified Bible) (Correction: Hopefully, your inquisitive mind or your insistent Bible study habits caused you to practice your normal initiative and check out yesterday’s...