Posts Tagged ‘mark’s remarks’
Making light | Mark’s Remarks
kesters and general practitioners of hijinks and frivolity. Much of my life has been spent around people who have an easier time being silly than being serious. And I’m not…
Read MoreHand it over | Mark’s Remarks
It’s funny how we tend to reflect at this time of year, and I was thinking about all the people I know who struggle with anxiety and depression or claim…
Read MoreTop hits of 1979 | Mark’s Remarks
For Christmas 1979, one of my gifts was a transistor radio. I’d never had a radio before, so I wasn’t sure about it. I remember thinking that surely this was…
Read MoreMinimalist Christmas | Mark’s Remarks
When I was a kid, we had pretty abundant Christmases. There would be several presents to unwrap, several things included in our stockings, and even more stuff from our grandparents…
Read MoreLoneliness | Mark’s Remarks
This time of the year is when we think of being surrounded by people. However, there are plenty of people who are alone and who feel alone. For various reasons,…
Read MoreElisha and the Bears | Mark’ Remarks
When I was little in Sunday school, we often looked at “story cards” when the teacher was telling a Bible story. Many of those images remain in my mind: Jesus…
Read MoreBe quiet | Mark’s Remarks
I was reading in 2 Kings from the Bible this summer about Elijah and Elisha. Confusing names? People mispronounce them and often get them mixed up. But their story, their…
Read MoreAnnual Non-Thankful List | Mark’s Remarks
This is my third year of publishing my “non-thankful list.” Some folks are appalled that I publish such a thing, but I don’t care. It’s a good way to gripe…
Read MoreSquare dancing with Mrs. B | Mark’s Remarks
I went through a Charlie Brown phase when I was a kid. I tried sports, but wasn’t very good. Boy Scouts intrigued me, but I could never fish as well…
Read MoreParenting and teaching | Mark’s Remarks
I have often wondered, during my teaching career, how many parents simply want a break. I mean, how often did we wish we had an easy kid to take care…
Read MoreThe Horror | Mark’s Remarks
I have said for all of my married life that I could die a happy man if my wife ever told me she’d found the perfect swimsuit and was also…
Read MoreHezekiah and praying | Mark’s Remarks
Hezekiah was the 13th king of Judah and is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus, written in Matthew. He was a righteous king who enacted religious reform in an attempt…
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