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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.

Positive Thoughts For A Happier Day

a.. Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. b.. Temper is what gets most of us into trouble, pride is what keeps us there. c.. Better than counting your years, is to make your years count. d.. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must lived forward. e.. You […]

Do Check Out These Don’ts

Don’t attempt to run from the past, it is always behind you. Don’t be afraid of opposition; Remember a kite rises against, not with the wind. Don’t be afraid of tomorrow, for God has already been there. Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily. Don’t be angry […]

Do All Things With Love

Love is the most important ingredient of life. Your life echoes emptiness without it. With it, your life vibrates meaning and warmth. Love will shine through even in hardship. You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments that stand out, are the moments when you have really lived – the […]

Failure

It’s only a word. But it carries with it so much pain and so little concern, so much frustration and so little respect, so much stress and so little understanding that people spend their lives running through their days in the hope of avoiding the long arm of this little word. To test your vision, […]

The Cab Ride

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. But I had seen too many impoverished people […]

Accept

Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be recalled […]

Building Others Up

My wife and I had one of those rare occasions lately when we both had a free morning. We decided not to waste the opportunity to enjoy a little time together and went out for lunch at one of our favorite places. The meal was delicious and it was a delight just being there together. […]

Gardening

FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS: 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. […]

Youth

Youth is not a time of life – it is a state of mind, it is a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over love of ease. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of […]

36 Chistian Ways To Reduce Stress

1. Pray 2. Go to bed on time. 3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed. 4. Say No, to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health. 5. Delegate tasks to capable others. 6. Simplify and unclutter your life. 7. Less is more. […]