Mark’s Remarks
Staying Awake on Saturday Night | Mark’s Remarks
I was tinkering around the house the other day and an infomercial came on. It was “The Lost Episodes of the Carol Burnett Show.” It was the first time I’ve…
Read MoreColumn Ideas | Mark’s Remarks
It’s not easy coming up with things to write about every week. The hardest part is having an idea hit you, make total sense and seem to be such a…
Read MoreLosing Touch Again | Mark’s Remarks
You really never think it’s going to happen to you. Suddenly, you find you have lost touch with modern society and much of what you know is passe. Just like…
Read MoreW.A.R. Reports and Too Much Paperwork | Mark’s Remarks
I can’t tell you how many people I’ve talked to in the past few weeks about the amount of paperwork and extra things they seem to have to do at…
Read MoreSelf-Deprecation and the Dukes of Hazzard | Mark’s Remarks
Looking back at past columns, I can’t help noticing that I am what you’d call a vain person. I write about it a lot, it seems. Yes, I want to…
Read MoreWhat If? | Mark’s Remarks
I tease my pastor a lot. He’s a dear friend and a gifted speaker. I am blessed to have him as pastor and friend. I joke that I read while…
Read MoreThe Wright Place | Mark’s Remarks
Mr. Wright was my Spanish teacher in high school. He had a basement classroom that sat at the corner of the school. It was actually a nice classroom from a…
Read MoreMonumental Issues and a Drink of Water | Mark’s Remarks
It’s funny how you forget what a big deal things can be to young folks. I spend a good deal of time assuring and reassuring, squelching fears and comforting. As…
Read MoreMark’s Remarks | Pitter Patter, Klomp Klomp
Sometimes I sit and listen to the goings on in my house. I was doing just that the other day. After repairing a wall outlet, I decided to sit there…
Read MoreTV Crushes | Mark’s Remarks
I was talking with some of my buddies a few months ago about some of our television crushes when we were growing up. As I talked, my friends fell into…
Read MoreThe Blind Side of Adoption | Mark’s Remarks
Yes, here is yet another column related to the movie “The Blind Side.” It’s rare that I would write so many different columns on one movie. I have a couple…
Read MoreJuly 1968 | Mark’s Remarks
No one is for sure if Mark Twain said this or not, but it sounds like him: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” In the wake of all…
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