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READING IS NOT JUST FUNDAMENTAL…

ByDr. Mark March 12, 2026 2 Comments
“For the word of God is living and active and full of power . It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit , and of both joints and marrow , exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12 The Amplified Bible) Reading is fundamental. That familiar phrase has its origin as explained on Wikipedia:...

A LITTLE MORE JESUS

ByDr. Mark October 20, 2025 0 Comments
This is your Monday Short meditation. Did you get some Jesus yesterday when you worshipped? Do you see things a little clearer, referring to the happenings in your life? Well, if you are like all of us living today, and like the man in the text that follows, you need a little more Jesus1 Have a great week!  Be blessed! “And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man...

HOW DO I GET MORE PATIENCE?

ByDr. Mark July 3, 2025 0 Comments
“Love is patient… (I Corinthians 13:4 NLT) The other day as my compulsion for decorating without spending a dime, using what was already in the house, as I put two olive green wall-hangings in the upstairs bathroom, I read the words in the center of the framed art. It was titled, “Patience…” In smaller print, the message was completed, “…a man’s wisdom gives patience.”...

YOU ONLY KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW!

ByDr. Mark April 8, 2025 0 Comments
“Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not...

WE ALL NEED A LITTLE MORE JESUS!

ByDr. Mark February 10, 2024 4 Comments
“And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was...

BLESSED MORE THAN YOU THINK

ByDr. Mark September 27, 2023 0 Comments
“Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.” (Psalm 144:15 NIV) My friend, you are blessed more than you think!  Let’s do two exercises, two brief exercises to raise your conscious level in regard to how blessed you are. The first exercise is a vocal exercise.  I heard a song on the radio the other day where the lyrics repeated the...

AMEN & AN ADDENDUM

ByDr. Mark August 3, 2022 0 Comments
“And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord.  Then the people acted in accordance with this promise.” (Nehemiah 5:13b NASB) Every once and awhile I get a response to a meditation that I feel is worthy of sharing.  Yesterday afternoon I received one of those response to Tuesday’s meditation that was about more “we” time.  The reader wrote these words, “Amen! ...

CORRECTED!

ByDr. Mark April 18, 2022 0 Comments
“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.” (Job 8:7 KJV) Many of us tend to look back over our lives and we say, “I could have done more.”  Recently I had a dream where I was a late comer as an activist in the late 1960’s civil rights movement.  This made me think of the late 1970’s when I woke up; caused me to revisit a time when I was...

TOO GOOD TO KEEP IT TO MYSELF

ByDr. Mark March 19, 2022 0 Comments
“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (I Thessalonians 5:18 NLT) Listening to the local gospel radio station Thursday morning, one artist verbalized the following tip before he started singing his composition.  The tip: “Thank Him for what didn’t happen.”  The tip affected me, and the way it affected me, well, it was too...

SO DON’T COME BACK!

ByDr. Mark April 19, 2021 0 Comments
“…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:b KJV) Sunday morning,  I was dressing for church, still giving God my best.  As I was dressing, I thought on how I have not really given into the “anything goes philosophy” as being applicable for those who have matured and...