Author Archives: Mark Shields

Poetry Friday 11-11-2022

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Mark Shields

A poem posted at my other blog Step Ahead is inspired by the post “Soar Higher with Resistance”. Going with the wind may get you somewhere faster but going against the wind lifts you to places higher and higher. Today’s … Continue reading →

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A Future of Joy and Peace

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Mark Shields

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow – Psalm 51:7 This photo from the winter storm that hit Texas in 2021 was taken near my garage after a night … Continue reading →

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Higher Plane

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Mark Shields

An airplane gains speed down the runway and the wind resistance flows under the wings to give the plane a lift until it is lifted higher and higher into the sky. To get to a higher level of enlightenment in … Continue reading →

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Keep Pace with Grace

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Mark Shields

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. –  Hebrews 12:1 The main thought of “Seize the Day” is to be renewed … Continue reading →

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Seize the Day

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Mark Shields

Today’s passage starts with verse 1 of Psalm 50. The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. Each day is a new day in which we have … Continue reading →

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