by Mark Edge | Oct 30, 2025 | Emotional Health, Spiritual Health
I realize that 99.9 percent of you may have no desire to ever do mission work, and that’s okay. But let me tell you about one man who, according to 99.9 percent of people, could never do mission work—and yet he did. I first heard about Robert Reid in college. A...
by Mark Edge | May 23, 2025 | Emotional Health, Employee Productivity, Spiritual Health
Imagine if I told you that your little brother or sister, your son or daughter, or your grandson or granddaughter could be virtually guaranteed that he or she will not live in poverty? Well, I can. Here’s how: Finish high school. Get a full-time job (at least 35 hours...
by Mark Edge | Feb 20, 2025 | Emotional Health, Employee Productivity, Spiritual Health
I want to tell you a story about a very sick boy. There were times when his lungs would constrict so much that he could barely breathe. Often, at night, his father would have to carry him as he struggled to catch his breath. This boy was short, thin, and sickly. His...
by Mark Edge | Feb 6, 2025 | Emotional Health, Spiritual Health
I recently watched a documentary about a woman who married at 18, gave birth to a baby boy at 19, divorced at 25, and lost her only child when she was 43. During her second marriage, she also suffered a miscarriage. In that ordeal, she was diagnosed with type 1...
by Mark Edge | Sep 13, 2024 | Emotional Health, Spiritual Health
One hundred years ago,* the bodies of two men were pulled from the Hudson River near New York City on the same day. One was a poor man who had won $5000 in a sweepstakes contest. He had gone on a spending spree and spent it all. The other body was that of a wealthy...
by Mark Edge | May 30, 2024 | Spiritual Health
Do you know why we observe Memorial Day? Maybe you are like little Alex at the church building. One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed Alex staring up at the large plaque that hung in the church’s foyer. It was a memorial: covered with names and small American flags...
