Tag: Saints

WHEN YOU LEAVE CHURCH TODAY

ByDr. Mark July 12, 2026 2 Comments
“In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.” (Luke 10:30 NIV) First of all, notice that the title starts with the word “When,” and not the word “If.” You see, I’m assuming, or at least hoping that you will be in the assembly of the saints...

SUBLIMATION IS NOT ALWAYS BAD!

ByDr. Mark September 17, 2025 0 Comments
Decades ago, I taught Psychology at the secondary education level. One of the topics we discussed every semester was on “Defense Mechanisms.” Defense mechanisms, by definition, are the unconscious ways, or better stated, unconscious strategies, by which people protect themselves from anxiety or troubling thoughts produced by troubling times. There are a variety of defense mechanisms, some...

SAINTED!

ByDr. Mark September 4, 2025 2 Comments
“…to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.” (I Corinthians 1:2b NLT Version) I have an assignment for you today! Do you know how basketball players fake their defender out of their socks or how they make a move to get...

“FRIDAY! GAME TIME!”

ByDr. Mark May 6, 2022 0 Comments
“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love?  Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?  (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”)  No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who...