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THE SILENCE SIGNAL

ByDr. Mark June 1, 2026 2 Comments
“A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak…” (Ecclesiastes 3:7 King James Version) This is your Monday Short meditation. In 2019 I did some substitute teaching in one of the local township schools. I quickly learned that substitutes are not exempt from cafeteria duty. So, when I did not have recess duty, I took my turn doing cafeteria duty. I was not as...

DURING YOUR TESTS IN LIFE

ByDr. Mark May 26, 2026 0 Comments
“Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said…” (Job 38:1 NIV) If you are familiar with The Book of Job, you already know that Job went through. You might also be aware of the fact that God had enough confidence in Job that He granted Satan the chance to tempt Job. The Lord said to Sata, “Has thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect...

THE ALLEY-OOP OF THE YEAR!

ByDr. Mark May 14, 2026 4 Comments
Picture in your mind that the time clock is running down at a basketball game. The team’s captain passes the ball to one of the veterans on the team and shouts “Shoot your shot!” The player is unsure momentarily, although the player is a proven shooter. Being unsure and with time running out, the veteran player passed the ball to another team member and proceeds toward the basket. The...

INSOUCIANCE, AN INTERESTING WORD

ByDr. Mark May 5, 2026 0 Comments
“Inexperienced people die because they reject wisdom. Stupid people are destroyed by their own lack of concern.” (Proverbs1:32 Good News Translation) I receive an email, perhaps daily, entitled “Interesting Words.” One day last week the word for the day was insouciance. It was indeed an interesting word. Perhaps I am not as well versed in the English language as you, and maybe my...

THE AGE OF THE RIGHTEOUS ONES

ByDr. Mark April 21, 2026 2 Comments
Picture the following scenarios. A fiver-year old brother looks down at his younger brother and says, “I’m older than you.” The dad enters the room and upon hearing the words of his older son, he says to the five-year old, “You are both young. When you get to be my age, thirty-five years old, you will know what it means to be old.” Then there is the sixty-five old woman who was on the...

ANCHORING YOUR SOUL

ByDr. Mark April 19, 2026 2 Comments
“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul —a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil .” (Hebrews 6:19 The Amplified Bible) I read an article in Boat World, as you would guess targeted at present boat owners and future boat owner. The focus was on anchor selection. Read on because even if you have no boat, you have do have a soul. Let me share three things with you, two...

THE STORE

ByDr. Mark April 18, 2026 2 Comments
“It’s Saturday, the day before you show up at the house of God for worship, right? Well, before you get started today, let me tell you about “The Store.” First, today, you can go to “The Store,” your preferred grocery store and stock up on your groceries for the upcoming week. Second, every single day, even today, you can do to “The Store” in heaven. You will not buy anything,...

THE JESUS FRANCHISE

ByDr. Mark April 17, 2026 2 Comments
“And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and the hedges and press upon them to come in, so that my house will be filled.” (Luke 14:23 NASB) I didn’t forget ya! Here’s your Sunday Share meditation! Pastor M.R. King started a four-part series entitled, “The Jesus Franchise” this past Sunday. Yeah, I took my notes! I’ll share some, that’s right, some of the...

THE REVEAL

ByDr. Mark April 16, 2026 2 Comments
For years I have spoken on the principle that says that the number of kilowatts of stress that go into your mind must be matched by an equal number of kilowatts coming out to remain balanced. Hopefully, the kilowatts that come out are positive and not negative. Be on guard for displacement, distinctly sinful outlets, delighting self in overeating or even dragging someone else down so you can...

LISTEN TO THE VOICE!

ByDr. Mark March 23, 2026 2 Comments
“Some time later many of the people, both men and women, began to complain against the other Jews. Some said, “We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive.” Others said, “We have had to mortgage our fields and vineyards and houses to get enough grain to keep us from starving.” Still others said, “We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards. We...