Mark W. Meier

I remember a sermon from years ago by our then-youth pastor. Years later he planted a church Wisconsin Dells. He told us the purpose of...

The church (broadly defined as the Body of Christ, not the building on the corner) is there to provide answers to life’s questions. “What...

I eat too much. That affects my health, and not for the better. I keep praying to eat less, and for a while I do, but then revert back to...

Leviticus 17:11 says the life of a creature is in its blood. The NIV study note on Revelation 10:9 said of John’s command to “eat” a...

There are three types of people. 1 - Committed Christians. 2 - Wishy-washy Christians. 3 - Non-Christians. I’d like to talk about #2,...

Even though God never changes, times and meanings change. Take, for instance, your heart. There’s a connotation that emotions live in...

Some of the last words Jesus spoke on the cross were, “It is finished.” That meant His work on Earth was done. The job was completed....

That depends on what you’re trusting them to do. Can you trust a neighbor to pick up your mail while you’re on vacation? Quite probably,...

The thing that exemplifies the Pharisaical attitude is, I think, knowledge which exceeds understanding. They knew a lot about scripture,...

One of the things I very much dislike (hate, but that’s a bit strong) is stupidity. We’ve all seen someone make a left turn from the...

My wife is weird. So am I, so we match. When she’s feeding our dog, Stitches, she talks to him in “baby talk.” She says things like, “Oh,...

I remember when my wife and I were dating. Our relationship was not exactly typical. In the end, she laid out a logical argument for why...

Back in 1876, Major Henry Martyn Robert (posthumously promoted to brigadier general) published a book called the Pocket Manual of Rules...

Ever been to a concert? The really popular ones cost a lot of money. Many times radio stations (such as the ones I work for) will give...

There were two bad men crucified with Jesus. The punishment of crucifixion wasn’t for ordinary crimes, by the way. It was reserved for...

Everyone goes through dark times. I know I have. I’m writing this right after watching a sermon on Psalm 88 by Tim Keller. He made some...

This one won’t be for beginners. Here’s a summary of the book of Ruth: A man from Bethlehem has problems and moves his family to Moab. He...

That’s a term used in basketball where one team goes all out to prevent the other side from scoring. They try to block the player who...

Waaay back in the old days God instituted a system whereby Abraham and those who came later could have their sins covered up. But that’s...

A while back my parents gave me some money. No strings attached. My first reaction was, “What’s that for?” But upon thought I realized...