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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.

Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-031 GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART From ‘Sunrise Sunset’ (HarperCollins/Harper San Francisco), Rowland Croucher’s book of daily meditations. Feel free to use or adapt it. Giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20. A 13-year-old at a […]

Kindness

This is a great story. How many times do we have the opportunity to make the difference in a person’s life yet might be afraid to do so? How many times do we need help yet are afraid to ask? We all need people in our lives. A Glass of Milk……. One day, a poor […]

The Future

In the nineteenth century the problem was that “God is dead”; In the twentieth century the problem is that “man is dead”. In the nineteenth century inhumanity meant cruelty; In the twentieth century it means schizoid self-alienation. The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men […]

They Missed Him!

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 0-251 (Practical Christian Living) THEY MISSED HIM! They were looking for a lion, He came as a Lamb, and they missed Him. They were looking for a warrior, He came as a Peacemaker, and they missed Him. They were looking for a king, He came as a Servant, and they missed Him. […]

Why Jesus Is Better Than Santa Claus

Santa lives at the North Pole–Jesus is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh–Jesus rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year–Jesus is an ever-present help. Santa fills your stockings with goodies–Jesus supplies all your needs. Santa comes down your chimney uninvited–Jesus stands at your door and knocks, and […]

Angel’s Message

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list R-009 [Repeat of CLM 753: 24 Dec 1998] AN ANGEL’S MESSAGE by Bill Denton “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for […]

He Is

A +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End! He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all! He is the Architect of the universe and The Manager of all times. He always was, He always is, and He always will be… Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone! He […]

‘Silent Night’

Soothing Christmas tune was created in midst of conflict By Victor M. Parachin BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)–Silent Night,” the carol that briefly stopped World War I, is one of the most recognizable Christmas songs and one of the most popular pieces of holiday music. During December it can be heard in malls, churches and concert halls […]

Experiencing Healing Balm In Life

“Experiencing Healing Balm in Life” Dr. Edward Chinn Pastor, All Saints’ Episcopal Church 9601 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. 19114 19 October 2000 Many years ago, an English sailor broke his leg. Friends told him to write to the Royal Society of Physicians and tell them what he did to heal the fracture. He did write […]

Two Babies – A True Christmas Story

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list R-010 [Repeat of CLM 743: 12 Dec 1998] *TWO* BABIES In 1994, two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics (based on Biblical principles) in a large orphanage. About 100 boys and girls who had been abandoned, abused, and left in the care of a […]