Blogs-2016 - John Wesley Admirer

Spiritual Roots, Uncharted Routes: Circuit Preacher’s Path and Explorer’s Trail

2024, Freedom / Benjamin Mark

Honoring John Wesley Powell: Trailblazer and Visionary this Memorial Day Introduction Who could have imagined that the child of a humble Methodist circuit preacher would emerge as a pioneering explorer, revolutionizing the study of Earth science or geology? Can a poor country preacher’s kid, driven by natural curiosity, teach himself geology without a formal degree? […]

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From Pulpit to Propeller: Tracing the Flight of Faith

Beneficiaries / Benjamin Mark

“Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.” – Carl Jung Have you ever stood in silence, staring up at the blue sky, day or night, and wondered what would happen if the blue sky was forever out of reach for human ambition? What if the notion of gliding, deeply

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Who Should I Be Grateful?

Blogs-2016 / Benjamin Mark

Am I grateful to someone? If so, to whom should I be grateful? Why do I want to express my gratitude to a person for his or her help and support in my life? These are few questions that to my mind, as I started to write this blog. I think most of us when

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The Word or Waters, Which Came First?

Blogs-2017, Word Of God, Word or Water, Word Vs. Sword / Benjamin Mark

“The Word or waters, which came first?” This question sometimes used metaphorically, but literal answers can be formulated for whether the “Word” or waters came first. The search for an answer, to some degree, becomes a spiritual quest for many like me. According to United States (US) Geological Survey (USGS), about 71 percent (%) of

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Can We Love One Another?

Blogs-2016, Love / Benjamin Mark

Is it possible to love one another on daily bases? How can we love another human being when he or she hurt you deeply? Why loving one another is a tough task? Does loving one another become natural to a person, or need to be disciplined? Why can’t we love one another without any condition?

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Whom Should I Trust?

Blogs-2016, Trust / Benjamin Mark

When a leader of an institution, organization, political party, friend, or relative is dishonest, our trust in that person will be shattered. In recent years trusting someone or any services that are being offered has become very difficult. For instance, last month I was in a well know hotel in Chicago for five days. One

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What Is Free To Me?

Blogs-2016, Free Gift / Benjamin Mark

Is there anything free for me, and for all of us? This question came across in mind this morning as I started to write this blog. As we know that in order to survive in this world our daily basic needs have to be met, which requires full payment for each service that we want.

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Does Tradition Have Choices?

Blogs-2016 / Benjamin Mark

Can we ignore a tradition, which is passed on to us from generation to generation? Does tradition have choices? Why does one particular tradition have no option? And what is that tradition? I came across the root word for “tradition,” as it is derived from Latin as to hand over, transmit, or give for safekeeping.

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How Leadership Style Justified?

Blogs-2016, Faith, Justified, Leadership / Benjamin Mark

Is Leadership Style Justified By Faith or Action? In 2008, one beautiful Sunday morning while our son was studying at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), we (the family) attended St. George’s United Methodist Church service. As we entered the sanctuary were greeted by senior ushers. After wonderful service, as part of the fellowship for

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How Can We Forget?

Blogs-2016, Democratic System, Freedom / Benjamin Mark

It’s a known fact that as long as we live on this planet; we will be faced with unexpected tragic situations. I think no matter how old a person is some of the heartbreaking incidences encountered in his or her lifetime will be imprinted in the memory. In fact, no computer or memory chip is

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