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ESCAPING THE INFLUENCE OF A CAVING-IN CULTURE

ByDr. Mark December 5, 2025 0 Comments
“Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.” (Colossians 2:8 NLT Version) God can aid you in escaping the influence of the caving-in culture in which you live, either physically, psychologically, or spiritually. I have some proof, and it goes beyond...

A SUNDAY SHARE!

ByDr. Mark December 4, 2025 0 Comments
His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up there according to the custom of the feast; and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days required, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it. Instead, they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they...

ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO DISCARD THE INSTRUCTIONS?

ByDr. Mark December 2, 2025 0 Comments
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.” (Mattthew 7:12a NIV) When you buy something that has to be assembled, do you discard the instructions with the box or package that contained your purchase? Or, did you go at least a little bit further and threw the instructions in your “catch all” drawer, just in case you could not figure out how to get things together...

DON’T IGNORE THE SIGNS!

ByDr. Mark November 28, 2025 0 Comments
“There’s a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again…” (Proverbs 14:12a) I’ll tell you something upfront: Do not underestimate the value of this meditation. Understand that the subject it addresses is something that we all can find beneficial. So, make sure you take note and also go ahead and share this meditation with others! Let me start with a story. In 2010 I purchased a...

GOD IS IN THE NEXT!

ByDr. Mark November 26, 2025 0 Comments
“When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you.” (Isaiah 43:2 The Living Bible) We have heard the term “when” used to refer to something in the future; a time yet to come. “when I get older,”...

THE THREE STRANDS

ByDr. Mark November 23, 2025 0 Comments
“Also, one can be overpowered, but two together can put up resistance. A three-ply cord doesn’t easily snap.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12 Complete English Bible) Praise God for being able to see a new day, and not just any “new day,” but Sunday, the Lord’s Day! Like the three strands in the three-ply cord above, you can experience: (1) Being in the assembly of the saints, you will be equipped...

THE LOST IN THE HOUSE

ByDr. Mark November 20, 2025 2 Comments
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Luke...

DON’T BE LIKE THE REFRIGERATOR MAN!

ByDr. Mark November 18, 2025 0 Comments
“When Jesus came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer space, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them. And some people came, bringing to Him a man who was paralyzed, carried by four men. And when they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the...

HELP IS ON THE WAY!

ByDr. Mark November 16, 2025 0 Comments
“Then David said, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul, so that I could show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they summoned him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” Then the king said, “Is there no one...

THE ARRIVAL?

ByDr. Mark November 10, 2025 2 Comments
”By and by, when the morning comes, all the saints of God are gathered home. We will tell the story how we’ve overcome. We will understand it better by and by.” (Refrain from “We Will Understand It Better By and By (1905),” composed by Charles Alfred Tindley) This is your Monday Short meditation. What is “The Arrival?” Today, the “The Arrival” refers to when we have reached our...