The words marriage and family often stir our hearts. Memories of parents, siblings, love, safety, peace come to mind. Home is a place of sharing, loving, caring, knowing that it will be ok even if the day hasn’t been. But of course I’m talking about a healthy family. We must understand that healthy homes don’t… Continue reading Marriage and Family
Category: Mark’s Messages
The Church: Connecting God and People Together
The Church is not made of people who believe they are better than others, but rather it is made of those who realize they should be better than they are and must continually strive to do better always. The church is not made up of perfect people, but people who realize they are following a… Continue reading The Church: Connecting God and People Together
Pity Junkies
It is the heroin of emotions, the angel dust of the spirit, the cocaine of the soul. Injected into our system with the intentions of recovery, it has the capacity to kill. It’s available and alluring and its dealers and users are often Christians. The name of the drug is pity. No one dependent on… Continue reading Pity Junkies
Thou Art Mine
Over a hundred years ago the song “America” was sung for the first time at a fourth of July celebration in Boston. It has since been adapted as the National hymn. Oliver Wendell Holmes, a class mate of the author Samuel Smith, attributed the greatness of the song to its very first word, “My” a… Continue reading Thou Art Mine
Dads Leave a Legacy
A child’s attitude towards his dad was once described in this way. At age 4, the child says, “My daddy can do anything.” At age 7, my daddy knows a lot. A whole lot.” At age 8 he says, “Well my father doesn’t quite know everything.” At age 12 he says, “naturally, my father doesn’t… Continue reading Dads Leave a Legacy
Emblems of the Church (1 Pet 2:5)
As a HOUSE— it’s made of one material: Hebrews 3:6 “but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.” As a PILLAR it supports the truth: 1 Peter 3:15 “I write so that you may… Continue reading Emblems of the Church (1 Pet 2:5)
Why Should I Support Our Bible School Program?
Bible classes take a lot of planning, organizing, and hard work, so why would we go through all this trouble? I want to point out a few reasons why it is so important for us and our children to be actively involved in personal and corporate Bible study. How should I approach the reading and… Continue reading Why Should I Support Our Bible School Program?
We Remember
As we celebrate our National Holiday tomorrow we know as Memorial Day, we might do so by going out of town on a short weekend trip, camping, food and recreation. However; we would do well to reflect on why we have this day and the sacrifices that have been made by so many to give… Continue reading We Remember
Mothers Want the Best for Us
Someone has made a list of nine things your mother would never say. See if your mom would ever say these things: 1. “How on earth can you see that TV so far back?” 2. “Yeah, I used to skip school a lot too.” 3. “Just leave all the lights on- it makes the house… Continue reading Mothers Want the Best for Us
Getting Started (Song Lyrics)
Are you running ’round in circles with no place to go?Is there a person in the mirror you don’t even know?Someone still sees who you are.Were you the kid that was a dreamer, now you don’t believe?Are you the lock that got so broken, now you lost the key?Someone still loves who you are. If… Continue reading Getting Started (Song Lyrics)