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THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH SAME

ByDr. Mark August 17, 2026 2 Comments
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” (Albert Einstein) This is your Monday Short meditation. Smile, because me meaning of “Short” is never the same. Listen! There is a problem with “same.” The unsaved, by all means need to experience change by coming out of darkness into the marvelous, wonderful light. If not, there is a problem with...

FOCUS ON THE BOY

ByDr. Mark August 5, 2026 4 Comments
“So, Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?’ But He was saying this only to test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. Philip answered Him, ‘Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!’ One of...

THE SIGN

ByDr. Mark August 4, 2026 2 Comments
"When you see a sign, don't ignore it. Follow where it leads." (Unknown Quote) In the early 1990’s I worked for an accounting firm who targeted small to mid-size companies. One of the firm’s newest consulting services targeted clients who needed human resources assistance. I was a part of this branch of the firm. Servicing our clients took me all over the state, many times to small cities...

NOBODY BEATS THE ROCK

ByDr. Mark August 1, 2026 2 Comments
“He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He.” Deuteronomy 32:4 King James Version) The title above is not in reference to the awesome wrestler who's also an award-winning actor. No, it is not about that Rock because as I watched a wrestling documentary, I was reminded that that Rock was defeated, and...

THE HEALTHIST REGISTER EVER

ByDr. Mark July 26, 2026 0 Comments
“Dear friend, listen well to my words; tune your ears to my voice. Keep my message in plain view at all times. Concentrate! Learn it by heart! Those who discover these words live, really live; body and soul, they’re bursting with health.” (Proverbs 4:20-22 The Message Bible) It is probably my imagination, but when I was a child, it seemed like all medicine tablets, all the prescribed pills...

“THE REST”

ByDr. Mark July 23, 2026 2 Comments
“Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord…” (Colossians 3:23 The Living Bible) It was a very hot summer day, the thermometer racing towards its highest possible reading. A father had just finished cutting the front lawn at his home when his son came outside to check to see if the mailman had delivered any mail. He was about to go back inside the...

REAL SWEETNESS FOR THE SOUL

ByDr. Mark July 14, 2026 2 Comments
“How sweet is the taste of your instructions—sweeter even than honey!” (Psalm 119:23 Good News Translation) For a little over two months, I went without drinking my habitual one cup of coffee in the morning. I tried decaf coffee, but my body said, in more ways than one, “You ain’t fooling me!” So, I brought back out my turquoise coffee cup that says, “No Coffee, No Talkie," and I...

THE THERMOMETER OF LIFE

ByDr. Mark July 2, 2026 2 Comments
“Sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes leveled to the ground…” Yesterday, I wrote about “The Weeds in Your Yard,” focusing on uprooting the sins that so easily entangle us in our lives. Today, I woke up, still focused on our lives. I’m sure that you will agree with me, that just as the reading on the thermometer hanging on your wall or front porch changes during the seasons of the...

THE UNSHACKLING

ByDr. Mark June 19, 2026 0 Comments
“Shackled by a heavy burden, 'neath a load of guilt and shame; then the hand of Jesus touched me. And now I am no longer the same.” (Lyrics by Doug Oldham, 1964) There are many people in the Bible who experienced the unshackling. The explanation for their unshackling was the same, Jesus. Think about the man at the pool of Bethesda, suffering physically and undoubtedly mentally, socially and...

D&I IN THE CHURCH

ByDr. Mark June 7, 2026 2 Comments
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus .” (Galatians 3:28 Amplified Bible) Here is a debate you can win! If you are ever asked is their diversity and inclusion in the church, just say, “Yes.” You will see it today in your sanctuary. It doesn’t matter if there is no mixture of...