Tag: Reading

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

ByDr. Mark October 3, 2025 0 Comments
“Everyone around was in awe—all those wonders and signs done through the apostles! And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding everything in common. They sold whatever they owned and pooled their resources so that each person’s need was met. They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful,...

READ ON!

ByDr. Mark April 24, 2024 0 Comments
A man was traveling on a four-hour flight from a major city. People were watching movies, eating snacks, taking naps, and engaging in friendly conversations with new acquaintances. The person sitting next to the man I just mentioned was a business traveler who read a fictional book, page after page after page, until the flight attendant told everyone to put things away, put up their trays, and...

ADRESSING THE GLOVE BOX TENDENCY!

ByDr. Mark October 29, 2023 0 Comments
An early innovation, as it relates to automobiles, was the addition of a storage compartment on the front panel or dashboard of the 1900 Packard.  Originally used to store gloves, today, today’s car owners stuff their glove compartments with everything: registrations, proof of insurance paperwork, coupons, gift certificates, and a lot of, let’s just say, “stuff.”  Among this...

DO THESE REASONS APPLY?

ByDr. Mark August 23, 2023 0 Comments
“Only take care, son of man, that you don’t rebel like these rebels.  Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” (Ezekiel 2:8 The Message Bible) Have you ever had one of those days where you could not stop going back to the kitchen over and over, and each time you searched until you found something to satisfy your unrelenting appetite?  I had one of those days the other day, just...

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR READING HABITS

ByDr. Mark May 2, 2023 0 Comments
“People need every word that God has spoken.” (Matthew 4:4b Contemporary English Version) When I retrieve the daily mail from my mailbox, I pause, flip through the envelopes, and look to see what was delivered.  Most of the time it is a bill, an acknowledgement or receipt for paying a bill, an enticement to make a new bill, a political campaign postcard that promises to take action with a...

TOO MANY WORDS!

ByDr. Mark August 29, 2022 0 Comments
“But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4 NLT) It’s Monday again!  So, it’s time for your favorite meditation, “The Monday Short!”  If I were to do the research, Monday would probably come in first place as the favorite day to read what I send you daily.  Why?  “Too...