Posted 7 months until Christmas, 2023 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Cor. 13:7 This piece has an important point that is tied to this KFC sign I saw on the way to work today: Maybe I am the only one that notices such, but I got…
Author: Mark Applegate
Christian, husband, and dad...and a workplace chiropractic geek and cornbread chef on the side. I am also happily the Director of Systems Alignment for the SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging.
Melancholy at Remembrance Lake
Posted 5/18/23 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 Monday was a very full day. By the time the day was over and I was nestled all snug in my bed, I was spent. Not “whew, that was a busy day” spent…more like “Whew, I…
To the Rubicon, and No Further
Posted 5/12/23 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. -Proverbs 16:33 From this link: “On January 10, 49 B.C.E., General Julius Caesar entered Roman territory by crossing the Rubicon, a stream in what is now Northern Italy. In crossing the Rubicon, Caesar began a civil war that signaled the end of the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar was…
Still Having Trouble Remembering the Name of the New Drug?
Posted 5/5/23 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Prov 17:22 Donanemab Da Da Da Da Na Nemab…Da Da Da Da Na Nemab…Da Da Da Da Na Nemab https://photos.app.goo.gl/XewasiNN8WrCkRkM7 OK…maybe my Minion Karaoke today or my Muppet one yesterday won’t help you pronounce it, but the bottom line…
Be Prepared
Posted Star Wars Day 5/4/23 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. -Prov 6:6-8 https://www.ky3.com/2023/05/03/may-4-2003-tornado-outbreak-community-stockton-mo-remembers-victims-deadly-tornado/ https://www.ky3.com/2023/05/03/caught-camera-ky3-viewer-captured-powerful-tornado-battlefield-mo/ (This is the town I lived in, a block from the house pictured in this…
Some Good News is Always Welcome…and some of my best Karaoke!
Posted 5/3/23 Bright eyes gladden the heart;Good news puts fat on the bones. -Proverbs 15:30 or, if you are on a diet, Like cold water to a weary soul,So is good news from a distant land. -Prov. 25:25 It is not super often when I let articles speak for themselves without beating them like a…
Hearing ‘Punkin’ (Poem)
(Poem by ‘Punkin’) Posted 4/26/23 Hearing “Punkin’” Science says it releases heathy chemicals to hear our name spoken by others When I was little boy, my Momma used a pet name for me (I was Punkin’) VERY early in life I held this “Punkin’” name separate in my mind from my sisters’ and brothers’ Even though…
Gas Caps and the Wisdom of Keeping It Simple
Posted exactly 8 months before Christmas 2023 For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. -1 Cor. 14:33 If you have followed this blog long, you are probably aware of my propensity to buy crappy cars. I drove Tempo One (RIP) for several years. He took a beating and was already an…
Radioactive Dragons and Other Cool PETs
Posted 4/21/23 (Given the title of this piece, I wish I would have written it on 32123 instead… In that day the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.” -Isaiah 27:1 Not…
Unclaimed Property
Posted 4/13/23 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and…