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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

It’s The Soldier Who ….

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given […]

Wisdom For Today

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

When you take on responsibilities that aren’t yours, you tend to neglect responsibilities that are yours; don’t worry. -unknown

What You See

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

We see things, not the way they are, but the way we are. And we tend to see what we expect to see. For example: 1. Loveisnowhere 2. Theytoldhimtobeatthefrontdoor 3. rat eht was tac ehT 1. We may see “Love is now here” or “Love is nowhere” depending on whether we are feeling hopeful or […]

Wisdom For Life

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

One of my clients has been writing down thoughts from her reading and reflection. Here they are: ~~~ You must treat yourself with great care and manage yourself with the understanding that you are a very important person. You teach people how to treat you. You need to make a life decision that you would […]

Cinderella Syndrome

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to attend the Grammy awards with some friends. Our suite was a floor above where all the stars enter from the notorious red carpet, so we gazed at the stars as they entered Staples Center and rode up the escalator. Many celebrities were remarkably dressed in […]

Success

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to a person’s extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to destroy them. -Anthony Storr

Turning Pain Into Gain

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NIV). Into the shell of an oyster a tiny grain of sand finds its way. “The intruder, though microscopic, is a source of irritation and pain to the soft body […]

Trouble

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

The brook would lose its song if the rocks were removed. -unknown

An Offer Too Good To Refuse!

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-203 AN OFFER TOO GOOD TO REFUSE! From ‘Sunrise Sunset’ (HarperCollins/Harper San Francisco), Rowland Croucher’s book of daily meditations. Feel free to use or adapt it. Let anyone who is thirsty come to me. John 7:37. There are some things you can know for certain (what are they, for you?), the rest […]

Understood By God

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

According to the Knight-Ridder News Service, the inscription on the metal bands used by the U.S. Department of the Interior to tag migratory birds has been changed. The bands used to bear the address of the Washington Biological Survey, abbreviated Wash. Biol. Surv. until the agency received the following letter from an Arkansas camper: “Dear […]

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