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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...

TREAT SOMEONE KINDLY TODAY!

ByDr. Mark June 30, 2025 4 Comments
“Jesus answered by telling a story. ‘There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him, he angled across to the other side. Then a Levite religious man showed up; he also avoided the injured man. A...

THE NIGHT THAT CHANGED MY MIND!

ByDr. Mark October 31, 2024 0 Comments
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6 KJV) I could have titled this meditation, “I Once Was Blind, But Now I See,” but I opted to title it based in the eye-opening night that changed my mind. Not that many years ago I taught a 400-level course, “Ethics” as it applied to leadership. Four hundred level courses are...

MY CUP OVERFLOWS

ByDr. Mark May 17, 2021 0 Comments
“My cup overflow.” (Psalm 23 5) I going to do three things this morning.  First, I will reach back to some of my real experiences in life where my cup overflowed, literally.  Second, I will reveal some figurative examples from my life when my cup overflowed.  Third, I will be resourceful and share an excerpt from “A  Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, “ a book written by...

JIMMY’S PLACE

ByDr. Mark November 9, 2020 0 Comments
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19 NLT) Whether it was because of economic necessity, the absence of nearby places to shop, or frugality, Jimmy’s Place was the place to go.  Jimmy’s Place was a combination junk shop and shoe shine shop located on the eastside of...