Moving My Blog

Hey there! Thanks for finding my blog! I'm going to be doing my blog now in conjunction with my website, so please head over there and let me know what are your thoughts. I look forward to hearing from you!

www.marksmeby.com

Mark

Worship Event at Brook Hollow

Had an amazing special Worship Event at Brook Hollow Baptist last night. Mary Lu Smith painted the face of Christ while I sang, we had videos, and others read Scripture and gave testimony. I'm thankful for the creative partnering of Pastor Gholson!

What Has Held Me Back From Love

(Video of this post is below!) It’s easy to live life constantly looking to be loved. I know, because I’ve done it. I’ve gone out of my way to be nice and do things for people my whole life. Now, that’s not a bad thing. It’s just that I’ve loved with the gumball machine mentality. Put the nickel in, get a gumball. I’ve loved, and then wanted someone to step up to the challenge of loving me back to the same extent that I have loved.

This has only left me feeling disappointed and resentful. Hooray for miserable me.

Imagine putting money in the offering plate at church, and then insisting that you find out exactly where those specific dollars end up. Or giving money to the homeless lady at the end of the freeway ramp, and then following her to find out what she spends it on.

I have been the king of loving with strings attached…so it’s no wonder why I have felt so entangled my whole life.

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Can We Talk?

I'd love to hear from you. And I'd love for you to hear from each other. This is going to be an area where you can write what has been inspiring you lately. Is a certain song you've heard, a movie you've seen, a book you've read, or something you've seen on the Internet? Let me know by writing in the comment box below!

How are you working to bring hope to the world around you? How do you see other people doing it?

What is hope? How do you define it? How do you know you have it?

My desire, as I'm sure yours is, is to be megaphone of hope to a world that is so desperately in need. With your help, and your unique voice, we can most definitely make a difference!

I look forward to hearing from you!

Thank You For Joining

I appreciate you signing up for my newsletter! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on stuff we share. To say thank you, here's a free download of a song I love that I haven't officially released yet. You might recognize it from Amy Grant's Age To Age record...back in the early 80s. It sounded rather different than this, but I love the lyrics so much and wanted to give it a shot. I hope you like it.

Got To Let It Go

(click to listen, or right-click, save as to download)

Blessings: Mark