Posted 7/26/24 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. -1 Cor 15:58 I just looked up and noticed that it had been a whopping 17 days since my…
Author: Mark Applegate
And then there was one.
Posted on my birthday, 2024. 1Ki 19:10: And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take…
Brenda Alexander 8/8/44-7/2/24
Posted 7/3/24 John 11:25-26Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Our mom passed away last night at 11:30pm. July 2nd was both the halfway point of the year and…
Walkin’ 4 the Wanderers Recap Part 1
Posted 6/24/24 Psalm 104:24-25How many are your works, Lord!In wisdom you made them all;the earth is full of your creatures.There is the sea, vast and spacious,teeming with creatures beyond number—living things both large and small. Part 1 of the recap of last week’s Walkin’ 4 the Wanderers I want to discuss this picture. When she…
A Study in Contrasts
Posted 6/12/24 (How cool of a date is that??? It doubles each number. 🙂 ) Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Phil 2:3 I am a huge fan of Sherlock. I admit that am behind the curve a little in my fandom, only having read…
Help an Odd Duck
Posted 6/5/24 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. -Eph. 2:10 I am an odd duck. A really odd duck. I acknowledge it. Heck, I kind of embrace it. How do I know I am an Odd Duck? Let me count the ways:…
Leveraging Technology to Help a Little Part 1
Posted 5/31/24 “Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus replied, “Very truly I…
Take 5, Figuratively and Literally
Posted 5/20/24 https://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/5.html I don’t believe in Numerology or its ilk, but the number 5 has interesting symbolism in the Bible, eh? The Sesame Street team like number 5 too: https://youtu.be/q7Ghyg8ZOyM?si=LbF9waENa4xIhXZY Oh, and my favorite Jazz song, “Take 5” by Dave Brubeck: https://youtu.be/tT9Eh8wNMkw?si=VwN0aN5O5YZypQwd It is this last mention of a hand full of fingers that…
Tour de Cobaye (~Tour of the Guinea Pig)
Posted 5/9/24 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5, speaking specifically…
Pre-Care’y-us, Pre-Carry-Us, and Prec-Arias for the Precarious
Posted 4/30/24 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. James 4:13-4…