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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.

What Do You Value Most?

A young man learns what’s most important in life from the guy next door. It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his […]

Ways to BE !

1. Be courteous towards, and interested in, every person you meet. We become more spiritual by treating every person as a somebody. 2. Reverse unworthy thoughts when they come. By refusing to look down on any person, or even to be critical, we raise our own self-esteem. 3. Release the need to be “right.” There […]

Think Freely

Practice patience Smile often Savor special moments Make new friends Rediscover old ones Tell those that you love that you do Feel deeply Discard worry Forget trouble Forgive an enemy Keep a promise Take a chance Try something new Reach out Have good ideas Make some mistakes Learn from them Be crazy Count your blessings […]

THAT’S AMORE!

Ready for some groaners? (author unknown) When the moon hits your eye, Like a big pizza pie, That’s amore. When an eel bites your hand, And that’s not what you planned, That’s a moray. When your horse munches straw, And the bales total four, That’s some more hay. When Othello’s poor wife, Becomes stabbed with […]

Just for today, Lord

I will live through the next 12 hours and not try to tackle all of life’s problems at once. I will improve my mind. I will learn something useful. I will learn something that requires effort, thought, and concentration. I will be agreeable. I will look my best, speak in well-modulated voice, be courteous and […]

Seven Wonders of the World

MessageA group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present “Seven Wonders of the World.” Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes: 1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter’s Basilica 7. China’s Great Wall […]

Judge and Be Judged

By: Rachel Latner I judged you today; you didn’t fit my image of how you should act. I wasted a whole day thinking you should have done it this way. I couldn’t talk to my Father because my mind was completely absorbed in what I wanted you to be like. I didn’t have the joy […]

God Ordered Your Steps

You are Here Because God has ordered your steps.. You are here not to impress anyone, but to improve everyone. You are here not to grab all you can, but to give all you are. You are here not to regret where you’ve been or worry about where you are going. You are here to […]

From the Heart

Columnist Erma Bombeck once said, “It seems rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.” Perhaps that is because many of us suffer from what communicator Nido Qubein terms “agenda anxiety” — the feeling that what we want to say to others is more important […]

Gratitude

Deut 32:8 You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their new wine and new grain abound. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:7,8. The night sky is so glorious tonight, Lord. Stars shimmer with muted halo shapes, new raindrops […]