Posted 1-29/2021 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him… Philippians 1:29 I am not a scientist. I know, I know…you surely thought with my vast skillset surely I studied neuroscience in community college…but sadly I did not. I have…
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.
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 320: Ordinary Requirements, Audacious (self-) Expectations, the Lottery… and Golf
Posted 1/25/21 (11 months until Christmas) But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:25 The Book of Jude (Verses 1:1-25) Hi all! Happy Monday, January 25th. Exactly 11 more months until Christmas!!!…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 317: A New Hand in the Glove
Posted 1/22/21 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 1Peter 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 Another week pretty much in the can. The pandemic vaccines are…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 313: MLK and the Sad Numbers of Dementia Cases in the African-American Community
Posted 1/18/21 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people… Ephesians 1:18 Hi all! Happy Martin Luther King Day! I am off for said holiday and thought I might offer a quick…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 310: (Surprise)Winter Wonderland
Posted 1/15/21 The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” –Mark 1:15 Happy Friday all! Hope you have had a good, safe, COVID-19-Free week. 🙂 So far, so good here. I was surprised with a glaze of ice and snow and apparently the half-a-dozen in the ditch…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 307: Forgot to Remember
Posted 1/12/21 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. –Job 1:12 (If you haven’t read Job in a while, you should do it…it is unforgettable.) Hi all! Happy Monday. Uhh…err…Tuesday. Yes,…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 303:Storming the Capitol
Posted 1/8/21… a.k.a. 12/40/20 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. – Genesis 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. –Acts 1:8 I am Alpha…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 299: The Last Gift
Posted 1/4/21 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. Acts 1:4 Happy (first) Monday! I have been off work for nearly 2 weeks and feel like I am relearning everything in…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 296: New Year, Same Needs
Posted 1-1-21 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalm 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 292: The Unexpected Guilt of Good News
Posted 12/28/20 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe… Proverbs 12:28 (Note: when studying the Bible, if a sentence starts with “Therefore”, it is very importance to see what it is “there for”. Context, context, context… Hi all! Happy…