Tag: Old

“ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FOUR-YEAR-OLD?”

ByDr. Mark October 7, 2025 2 Comments
“Jesus drew near and said to them, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age.”(Matthew 28:18-20 GNT) After reading the story that...

YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD!

ByDr. Mark April 25, 2025 0 Comments
“Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. So, refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 NLT) You may think you are too old for Sunday School or...

AGE AIN’T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER

ByDr. Mark July 3, 2024 0 Comments
“Praise him, young men and women, old people and children. Praise the Lord’s name!    Honor his name forever! His name is greater than any other.   He is more glorious than heaven and earth.” (Psalm 37:1-11 The Living Bible) A very young girl, traveling with her family on a weekend excursion to visit one of the country’s biggest aquariums and zoo, are just riding along and her...

I SAW SOME OF YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS!

ByDr. Mark March 22, 2024 0 Comments
My momma gave me two pieces of advice when I was a young single person. First, she said, “Don’t put it in writing.” Second, she said, “Don’t keep any old love letters.” You will have to ponder on her words of wisdom and come up with your own guesstimation as to why she might have spoken those words to me. Perhaps you will be correct, since you might had received similar counsel when...

TOO OLD! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

ByDr. Mark March 14, 2024 0 Comments
A little girl who loves the Lord, and loves her Pastor too, told her grandmother, in so many words, “Pastor King is too old to be cool.” This followed a discussion comparing Pastor M.R. King, my son, with me, Pastor M.L. King. She made a preliminary comment; an opening statement, much like a lawyer, and perhaps it would stand up in court. Perhaps! Well, if my Counselor were to make an...

OLD SCHOOL VS. NEW SCHOOL

ByDr. Mark June 25, 2023 0 Comments
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8 NASB) I have often heard the term “old school” used to describe some churches, as compared to “new school” churches.  The comparison usually strikes me the wrong way.  In my head I say, “Should there really be a difference?  Should people be leaving the church where there...

A RIDDLE THAT ONLY YOU CAN ANSWER

ByDr. Mark December 29, 2022 0 Comments
Let me present you with a riddle, one that is fitting for the few days left before the door to the present year is closed and a door to the new year is opened.  This riddle, as the title indicates, is one that only you can answer.  I left out an opening verse intentionally.  But don’t peak ahead to the closing verses, a couple of passages, until you have thought about your answer to my...

“THE OLD SHIP OF ZION”

ByDr. Mark May 20, 2022 0 Comments
“Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” (Acts 27:31 ESV) Before praise teams displaced devotions led by the devoted Deacons, designated to do so at local churches, one of the acapella songs we sang was “Tis The Old Ship Of Zion.”  Some did not give thought to the song and it’s meaning, and some were merely singing...

ARE YOU CARRYING OLD BAGGAGE?

ByDr. Mark March 8, 2021 0 Comments
 “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead…” (Philippians 3:13 NLT) Do you remember Wilson’s Leather Shop?  I have an overnight bag from that shop, gifted to me years ago.  I’m tell you that bag has traveled to Boston, Providence, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta,...

I STAND CORRECTED

ByDr. Mark December 22, 2020 0 Comments
“For whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit….” (I Peter 3:10 ESV) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Like anybody, I would like to have a long life.  Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will.”  That ought to be our objective every day; to do the...