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THREE SHORT STORIES…AND ONE IS ABOUT YOU!

ByDr. Mark September 17, 2022 0 Comments
“Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.  And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.” (Luke 5:18-19 NKJV) Story #1: The scene is a championship football game.  The home team has...

THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR DAY!

ByDr. Mark September 10, 2022 0 Comments
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness.  It will change your life mightily.” (Quote by George Good) Early Friday morning, I prepared some PowerPoint slides for Sunday’s sermon, slides that answer the question, “Where Does Change Begin?”  Feeling like I had accomplished something according to my time management plan for the day, after finishing the slide I decided to...

WHAT IS YOUR THEME?

ByDr. Mark September 8, 2022 0 Comments
“Your very lives are a letter that anyone can read by just looking at you.  Christ himself wrote it—not with ink, but with God’s living Spirit; not chiseled into stone but carved into human lives—and we publish it.” (2 Corinthians 3:3 MSG) In a quote taken from “The Pen & The Pad,” Nadine Smith wrote, “A theme is the general message or statement about a subject that all the...

THE WALK

ByDr. Mark August 28, 2022 0 Comments
“Establish my footsteps in Your word, and do not let any wrongdoing have power over me.” (Psalm 119:33 NASB) I was texted a dozen or so photos a couple of days from a couple visiting Europe with their one-year-old son.  There was one picture that caught my eye more than any of the others in the collection.  If you saw how long I stared at the picture, and you did not know otherwise, you...

ALRIGHT, ALREADY!

ByDr. Mark August 6, 2022 0 Comments
“Thus says the Lord of Hosts:  These people say, "The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord."  Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying: "Is it time for you yourselves to live in paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?  Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts: Consider your ways.” (Haggai 1:2-5 Modern English Version) When we were kids, we...

IT’S YOUR SEASON TO BE BLESSED

ByDr. Mark July 29, 2022 0 Comments
“You (God) have defined and established all the borders of the earth ; you have made summer and winter.” (Psalm 74:17 Amplified Bible) Before reading on, stop and reflect on the verse above.  I’m sure that you realize that God is still God.  And being God, He is still in the blessing business.  Think about this!  Now read on! While most people have their favorite...

YOUR MILLIONS OR BILLIONS

ByDr. Mark July 16, 2022 0 Comments
“You, Lord God, have done many wonderful things, and you have planned marvelous things for us.  No one is like you!  I would never be able to tell all you have done.” (Psalm 40:5 Contemporary English Version) Do you remember the last day of the week being referred to as “Saturday Chore Day?”  No child in the house was allowed to play or go about their agenda until their chores...

“YOU MAY NOT BE OUT OF THE WOODS YET, BUT…”

ByDr. Mark June 30, 2022 0 Comments
“I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there?  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!” (Psalm 121:1-2 NLT) A group of campers left their campsite and went on a hike in the woods, starting their adventure just before the sun went down.  Only one of the campers took a flashlight.  The others apparently assumed that the hike would be quick, and they...

“MONDAY MORNING WORDS”

ByDr. Mark May 2, 2022 0 Comments
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:1-2 King James Version) This is perhaps my...

“AREN’T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE…?”

ByDr. Mark March 13, 2022 0 Comments
“And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (I Kings 19:13b NASB) Before you continue reading, insert your name in the place of Elijah’s name in the opening verse.  Once you have done that, proceed. Now I know I am not the only person in the world to be asked, “Aren’t you supposed to be…?”  You know what I’m talking about. ...