tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.comments2023-08-04T05:18:36.847-05:00Archives - Antioch Church - Pastor Mark's BlogPastor Mark Brandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06396308015471448164noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-19735167042159956322012-06-01T14:48:33.658-05:002012-06-01T14:48:33.658-05:00Praise the Lord Brother Mark. It is exciting to s...Praise the Lord Brother Mark. It is exciting to see a church being planted in Downtown Dallas. Reading John chapter 4. Great passageRob Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933460859423137682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-82233218637087327352011-05-20T08:17:59.086-05:002011-05-20T08:17:59.086-05:00Praise God. May His blessings continue to abound ...Praise God. May His blessings continue to abound and His glory be made manifest in this new season for Hillcrest Church.Tom Hopkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-10216856343873448962010-10-16T18:51:19.065-05:002010-10-16T18:51:19.065-05:00Thank God for you all.
I am new to the Dallas area...Thank God for you all.<br />I am new to the Dallas area from Wisconsin.<br />It great to know that you all PREACH THE WORD!<br />I do give to your ministries in that I know you are doing GOD'S WORK AMEN!<br />Linda from Arlington.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-20900914769203289492010-05-23T14:12:01.749-05:002010-05-23T14:12:01.749-05:00So true! Just don't know which camp I'm i...So true! Just don't know which camp I'm in. Do I even have to CHOOSE a camp?? Enjoy both. (Some more than others.)granny2fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666784276089472487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-80011582332236175552010-02-08T11:33:24.520-06:002010-02-08T11:33:24.520-06:00Wow! I loved reading this post and I like the pic...Wow! I loved reading this post and I like the picture too! That's great....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-89353694498757682412010-01-11T15:07:13.588-06:002010-01-11T15:07:13.588-06:00Can't remember who sings this song, but it is ...Can't remember who sings this song, but it is published. Here is a link on youtube.com of young girls singing it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J_jGLAM8lc<br /><br />Sorry for the loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-67323576290051091412010-01-08T20:05:21.079-06:002010-01-08T20:05:21.079-06:00That song certainly sounds like something your dad...That song certainly sounds like something your dad would have written. Think he had sung the one they recorded at High Point for us the last time we were there.granny2fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666784276089472487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-24168267870286119832010-01-08T20:03:45.685-06:002010-01-08T20:03:45.685-06:00I love this picture of your dad at the piano. Whe...I love this picture of your dad at the piano. When we would visit them, I would play a few tunes, then HE would play a few tunes! After all, that's kind of the way we had done it for 30 years!granny2fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666784276089472487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-74536300942521919912009-12-10T15:45:16.645-06:002009-12-10T15:45:16.645-06:00interesting bloginteresting blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-60337839411873910112009-07-23T21:11:13.930-05:002009-07-23T21:11:13.930-05:00Thanks, Mark! Great questions!
-DaleThanks, Mark! Great questions!<br />-DaleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-71559768274813995252008-09-15T23:32:00.000-05:002008-09-15T23:32:00.000-05:00One thing is for sure - God knows what is in every...One thing is for sure - God knows what is in everyone's heart, including Senator Obama's and Governor Palin's. God knows who is truly committed to Him and who is not. I believe we need to pray that the Holy Spirit will give us wisdom and guide us to the right decision as we vote and not make our decision based solely on what we read in the media. I believe every journalist has their own bias and tends to perceive, evaluate, and communicate things through that lens, however well intentioned they may be. I am not sure, for instance, that the attitudes you apparently attribute to Governor Palin accurately reflect what she meant by the prayer she prayed. I have listened to the video recorded prayer many journalists refer to and it sounded to my ears like she was saying something very different than what many journalists infer she was saying. Perhaps your thoughts have been influenced by their thoughts. In the end, if every voter prays and asks God for guidance as they vote, He will do just that and whoever He knows is best suited to serve our country will be elected, and whoever is elected will certainly need our prayers as they take office and endeavor to lead our country forward!Pastor Mark Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396308015471448164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-47071510146664166832008-09-15T23:10:00.000-05:002008-09-15T23:10:00.000-05:00Thank you pastor for your views, but I think when ...Thank you pastor for your views, but I think when it comes to politics, it is difficult to judge the minds of these folks. Sarah Palin may have professed her faith and believes, but I do not aggree with her that the USA is fighting God's war by being in Iraq, or that voters in Alaska should pray so that a some gas line can be approved by voters because Gods wants it. Would Jesus really endorse any politician as we have them today: lying, corrupt, self serving, lying, and neglecting the "likes of these". She is not the only one that has professed her faith publicly, one of the other is Obama, and he is still not accepted. Christians still blog that he is a moslem, or ignore such characterization. He has stood up to accept Christ and he is not accepted. Maybe he is also self serving, and so we should leave them to do what they do best. A true christian can never be a successful politician in these times pastor, so I will withhold any benefit of the doubt for Sarah Palin.Emmanuel Nwadeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474815155075580011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-53244486097070582122008-09-15T22:31:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:31:00.000-05:00Pastor Brand, thank you so much for continuing to ...Pastor Brand, thank you so much for continuing to bring to light the bias of the media against Christianity in our country. I work with the media on a daily basis in my job and have seen this first hand. I now subscribe to the American Family Association newsletter and so I can keep updated on the latest issues. I write my Senator and Congressmen regularly on the issues that effect me as a Christian. I urge others to write/call their local reprentatives as others that are not on the side of God are doing it and being heard. No longer is our nation considered "One Nation Under God" and we have the responsibility to be like Jesus and call sin what it is - sin.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400304181014449828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-21310632149399462342008-09-13T18:29:00.000-05:002008-09-13T18:29:00.000-05:00ok look, writting a letter is not going to work. ...ok look, writting a letter is not going to work. I live in the DC Metro area and trust me, the letters just go unanswered and emails are flagged as spam. If you want to make a difference and finally standup for our Christian values and show the National media that we as Christians are not going to sit back and let cartoons like this go unanswered, then contact me at bryan@bryancrosswhite.com or call me at 703.609.7709. I have lived in the Middle East and if this was a muslim cartoon, there would be rage about this and people uniting, but we are Pentecostals, we just talk and talk and talk and take no national stance. I am planning a protest at the Washington Post so call or email me for details.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986657909831361558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-25546548495535136132008-09-12T14:38:00.000-05:002008-09-12T14:38:00.000-05:00Thank you Pastor Brand for sharing this informatio...Thank you Pastor Brand for sharing this information. We need to stand up as Americans for our right to vote and get on our knees as Christians and pray, pray, pray.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400304181014449828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-39062522227295481052008-07-29T14:33:00.000-05:002008-07-29T14:33:00.000-05:00Great Work...Pastor Mike Simons is doing a great J...Great Work...Pastor Mike Simons is doing a great Job. Visit my Blog http://wfam2007.blogspot.com<BR/>Thanks AbrahamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-12885724486076601222008-06-30T23:21:00.000-05:002008-06-30T23:21:00.000-05:00That's interesting. I very much agree with your po...That's interesting. I very much agree with your point that a good father does both. <BR/><BR/>I recently bought the John Adams series on DVD and found it quite interesting. In the case of Adams, he was absent quite a lot. And at another point, he AND his wife were away from their children for many years.<BR/><BR/>Adams had three sons and a daughter. The eldest son fell very much in line with this fellow's theory and became a president himself (John Quincy Adams). However, another son, Charles Adams, was bitter and resentful towards his father because of his long periods of absence. He becomes a drunken wreck and Adams eventually disowns this son.<BR/><BR/>So I do wonder if he looked at all members of the family when researching his article or just the ones who became president? No doubt Charles Adams did not do himself any favors in the way he handled his father's absence. On the other hand, I think the elder Adams did do his family a good deal of harm by being absent so much.<BR/><BR/>I think John Adams could have fulfilled his destiny and been more available to his family. He still would have had to be gone some of the time, but to be gone for stretches of up to 10 years is quite a long time indeed!<BR/>God Bless,<BR/>DaleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-3255706609956711512008-05-16T20:33:00.000-05:002008-05-16T20:33:00.000-05:00Stumbled onto your page. We'll be praying for you ...Stumbled onto your page. We'll be praying for you and your group traveling. Peace--<BR/><BR/>ferventservant.blogspot.comc.w. goadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104886079664647347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-90757735000492047762008-04-04T10:10:00.000-05:002008-04-04T10:10:00.000-05:00Good job Paul. It's awesome what God is doing in ...Good job Paul. It's awesome what God is doing in the Hispanic Ministry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-64796898627570739572007-12-22T22:45:00.000-06:002007-12-22T22:45:00.000-06:00I think I'd have to agree Mr. Bailey's assertion.A...I think I'd have to agree Mr. Bailey's assertion.<BR/><BR/>As much as I'd like to think of myself as being unbiased, I'm sure I see many things through a sort of "filter". So I'm probably not always entirely objective. That said, I do try to make an conscious effort to set my filter as close to the "unbiased" position as possible.<BR/><BR/>I find for myself that the best way is to give everything a second look. I find that the more times a run bits of information through my filter, I tend to let go of any emotional/knee-jerk reactions to whatever it is I'm seeing, hearing, etc. <BR/><BR/>It's sort of like seeing a movie or TV show for a second or third time. You start to notice things you didn't notice the first time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-52892328358279780802007-12-22T22:33:00.000-06:002007-12-22T22:33:00.000-06:00No problem, Mark! It's an understandable mistake.T...No problem, Mark! It's an understandable mistake.<BR/><BR/>These elections can have sudden seismic shifts and last minute events can literally end up changing the world.<BR/><BR/>I remember only a little over a month ago that many commentators were already dismissing Huckabee's campaign. One would think experienced political talking-heads would know better! Many people still haven't even begun to pay much attention to the race yet. Much can happen between now and November.<BR/><BR/>God Bless!<BR/>DaleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-55782687555055947112007-12-22T11:06:00.000-06:002007-12-22T11:06:00.000-06:00Thanks for correcting me, Dale, on Gov. Huckabee's...Thanks for correcting me, Dale, on Gov. Huckabee's first name. I have been so busy lately that I have not been able to post much and wrote that in a hurry. In any event, I think it is an interesting commentary on the evolution of this election that Gov. Huckabee would have suddenly become the front runner in the Iowa race and that people like me do not even know his first name...! He really has "come out of nowwhere." Blessings!Pastor Mark Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396308015471448164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-57800243181010544862007-12-22T01:45:00.000-06:002007-12-22T01:45:00.000-06:00Mark:Good post. The reaction by the media at large...Mark:<BR/>Good post. The reaction by the media at large to Huck's Christmas ad was pretty hysterical (and sad too), but not surprising.<BR/><BR/>That seems to be what much of our world is coming to. I think more discussion of religion would be great too. The only candidate I hear it from consistently and regularly is Alan Keyes. (No disrespect to Huckabee, I like him, but Keyes has been more vocal and courageous regarding God's place in our society than anyone.)<BR/><BR/>Today it's an uphill battle when it comes to dealing with how the big media handles Christianity. We just have to persistent and not hide our faith! And don't be afraid to say, "Merry Christmas!" :-)<BR/><BR/>God Bless,<BR/>Dale<BR/>P.S. Just a minor correction: it's Mike, not Bill Huckabee. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-40602726317769019632007-09-17T17:38:00.000-05:002007-09-17T17:38:00.000-05:00Mark, what a wonderful tribute to your precious pa...Mark, what a wonderful tribute to your precious parents. As you know, we believe they're some of the most exemplary folks to be found anywhere. I'm delighted to see you agree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33017762.post-35514512874650650282007-07-23T11:29:00.000-05:002007-07-23T11:29:00.000-05:00Pastor - thanks for what you are doing at your Ser...Pastor - thanks for what you are doing at your Sermon Seeds blog. I just discovered the site about a week ago!<BR/><BR/>Also, thanks for all you are doing to lead us through change.<BR/><BR/>DennisDennis Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612747540904327140noreply@blogger.com