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Go Into All The World | Mark’s Remarks
Back in the old days, we took our trusty yellow pencils down to the gym and sat in nice neat rows. I think we were allowed to take a book…
Go Into All The World | Mark’s Remarks
Someone said something recently that resonated with me. She said something to the effect that mission work was not about standing among a group of less fortunate people and posing…
Spending Evenings With the Midwife | Mark’s Remarks
It’s a bit funny that I’ve worked like a dog since school ended. Indeed, I allowed myself one day of “sleeping in” until 7-ish, but then soon got busy on…
Peggy Sue | Mark’s Remarks
Remember the movie “Peggy Sue Got Married?” It starred Kathleen Turner and was a time travel movie with some pretty good acting. I remember what a good job Turner did…
Another Year in the Books | Mark’s Remarks
How many “last day of school” columns have I written? This year, I’m wrapping up year 27, which boggles my mind. I don’t have many years left, as I’ve told…
A Conversation With My Younger Self | Mark’s Remarks
Older folks tend to stare a lot. I’ve noticed it, and now I’ve become an older person, too. It’s not that we have decided to start doing things that are…
Why? | Mark’s Remarks
As humans, we are an interesting lot. No matter how hard we try, we can often revert back to our selfish selves at any given moment. Even if we try…
Common Sense | Mark’s Remarks
My students recently learned about freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press as we examined early pioneers of citizens’ rights. We talked about people like John…
Important Perks and the Soda Machine | Mark’s Remarks
When we got into fourth grade in 1976, the promotion brought all types of life-changes for us. We no longer went to the little grade school on the north end…
Misophonia | Mark’s Remarks
A while back, I wrote a column about bad manners. I told you how I can’t stand poor table manners — especially people who talk with their mouth full or…