Mark’s Blog

Tammy Marcelain

I found this fascinating.  Our Seniors group made a trip last year to a “one-room schoolhouse” in our area and learned quite a bit about how things used to be.  The following set of rules was posted on the wall…
1.  Teachers each day will fill lamps, trim the wicks and clean chimneys.
2.  Each morning teacher [...]

Here are a few suggestions for special gifts:
• a firm handshake to a shaky soul,
• a kind word to a lonely person,
• a warm smile to the disheartened,
• a sincere concern for someone troubled,
• a feeling of compassion for the neglected,
• a comforting thought for the bereaved,
• a respect for the dignity of others,
• a defense of the rights of individuals,
• a word of [...]

Bobby Gilbreth

Joe Almanza

Check out this short video from Herald of Truth ministries and HopeforLife.org.
Mike Sasseen

Once again, from John Price’s book Old Light on New Worship, he devotes a chapter to “The Psychology of Music.”  In it, he makes the following remarks about the problem of current evangelical models of modern worship…
“Music is used to draw the crowds in and then manipulate their emotions.  Vast numbers of unconverted sinners attend [...]

There are four things you can not recover in life:
1.  The stone after it is thrown.
2.  The word after it is said.
3.  The occasion after it is missed.
4.  The time after it is gone.

Check out this short video from Herald of Truth ministries and HopeforLife.org.
The story of John Todd