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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.

Are You Empty Yet?

By and others ⋅ October 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

By Bob Perks “I can’t believe this is happening! Nothing goes right for me! If it’s not one thing it’s another,” he said. “Are you empty yet?” I asked. I’ll admit it. I’ve done it before. I may very well have done it recently. Maybe you have, too. I reach a boiling point when things […]

F.R.O.G.

By and others ⋅ October 21, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

I was told a story about a lady in the hospital who was near death when an area Chaplain came to visit her. This Chaplain was a very young female with long blond hair. She listened to the lady who was ill and left her a small gift for comfort. It was a tiny ceramic […]

Commitment, Confession And Obedience

By and others ⋅ October 19, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

By Larry B. Elrod KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Seek God desperately, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students were challenged during a special chapel service in conjunction with the Kansas City, Mo., seminary’s annual day of prayer. John Hannah, senior professor of historical theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, called on students to personally seek revival during a two-hour […]

Life

By and others ⋅ October 19, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Once in a while you meet someone, and soon you both discover the two of you are truly something special to each other. . . You share your thoughts and feelings so relaxed, so openly, and right away you know your friendship’s truly meant to be.”—– Life isn’t about keeping score. It’s not about how […]

Practical Tips For Handling Worry

By and others ⋅ October 19, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

In his book Worry: Controlling It and Using it Wisely, Edward Hallowell, M.D. offers 50 tips on how to manage worry without medication. Here are just a few of his suggestions: Learn to distinguish good worry from toxic worry. Good worry is a catalyst for planning, action and solutions to problems. Toxic worry is unnecessary, […]

All-You-Can-Eat

By and others ⋅ October 11, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

About a year after returning home from my tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps, a large group of my friends and I decided to go to the beach. Surely I need not mention which beach, as you are no doubt aware of the unwritten law, which obligates every good West Virginian to […]

7 Signs Of Spiritual Cancer

By and others ⋅ October 10, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

1. An unusual preoccupation with self; conversation about I me, we, us, mine and ours. 2. A lump or thickening in the wallet or bank account, without regard for the priorities of God or the needs of others. 3. A sore feeling of anger or resentment that persists and does not heal. 4. A change […]

A Man Fell Into A Pit

By and others ⋅ October 10, 2003 ⋅ One comment

A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A subjective person walked by and said, “It’s logical that someone would fall down there.” A Pharisee said, “Only bad people fall into pits.” A mathematician calculated *how* he fell into the pit. A news reporter wanted the exclusive story on the pit. A […]

Department Or Attitude?

By and others ⋅ October 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Department or Attitude? by Rubel Shelly I need to make a confession: We have one of those horrible automated voice mail systems at my office. But it operates only when the office is closed or all lines are busy. I prefer to deal with people over voice recorders and presume that anybody trying to reach […]

Never Give Up

By and others ⋅ October 6, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Christ… emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself… Therefore God has highly exalted him. Philippians 2:7-9 How can we sort out our motives and learn to make weakness a source of creativity? First, ask honestly in your prayer, ‘What is […]

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