Posts by Mark Mullery
Black History Month: Books
Last week, in honor of Black History Month, I recommended 10 movies. Today I offer 10 books. Let Justice Roll Down by John M. Perkins, founder of Voice of Calvary…
Read MoreBlack History Month: Movies
In recognition of Black History Month, I’d like to pass along a list of movies and books (movies this week – I’ll do the books next week) that have helped…
Read MoreHow Do We Remember the Sabbath?
What is God’s will for us in the fourth commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy”? I love the way the Heidelberg Catechism answers this question by pointing…
Read More3 Ways the Holy Spirit Helps Us Keep God’s Commands
If God’s people in the Old Testament were so unsuccessful in keeping the 10 Commandments, how can we, as Jesus’ disciples, expect to succeed where they failed? The short answer…
Read MoreThe Strange and Disturbing Case of Walter McMillan
“…injustice must be rooted out by strong, persistent and determined action.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Letter from Birmingham Jail He has told you, O man, what is good; and…
Read MoreDisciples in D.C.
We live in a city of enormous power, dominated by politics and many weighty policy questions ranging from refugees to racism. We live under the shadow of dramatic events, from…
Read MoreLessons from the House of Mourning
“It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will…
Read MoreGlad Tidings or Season of Stress?
If Christmas is about the advent of Jesus Christ, the time when we remember our Savior was born, why do many find it to be so stressful and difficult? It’s…
Read MoreResources to Help Us Grow in the Grace of Giving
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become…
Read MoreShould I Tithe to My Church?
Back in August I began a series of posts about money. How can we live generously in an age of consumerism? We explored consumerism – the dangers of life where…
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