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Celebrities and heroes | Worship
Editor’s note: The Beacon is revisiting Worship columns by some of our retired writers. This piece that ran Aug. 15, 2013, is by Mark Smith, former senior pastor of Mukilteo Presb... — Updated 3/1/2023
How old are you? | Worship
Editor’s note: The Beacon is revisiting Worship columns by some of our retired writers. This piece that ran Feb 14, 2009, is by Mark Smith, former senior pastor of Mukilteo... — Updated 1/4/2023
Do dogs go to heaven? | Worship
Editor’s note: The Beacon is revisiting Worship columns by some of our retired writers. This piece that ran Aug.24, 2011 is by Mark Smith, former senior pastor of Mukilteo... — Updated 12/14/2022
Don't waste your time! | Worship
Editor’s note: The Beacon is revisiting Worship columns by some of our retired writers. This piece that ran May 1, 2013 is by Mark Smith, former senior pastor of Mukilteo... — Updated 11/17/2022
Honoring our parents | Worship
Editor’s note: The Beacon is revisiting Worship columns by some of our retired writers. This piece that ran May 7, 2008 is by Mark Smith, former senior pastor of Mukilteo Presbyte... — Updated 7/27/2022
Love is not safe | Worship
Editor’s note: The Beacon is revisiting Worship columns by some of our retired writers. This piece that ran Feb. 20, 2008 is by Mark Smith, former senior pastor of Mukilteo... — Updated 6/1/2022
Seize the Day! | Worship
The turning of the calendar at New Year’s makes one more keenly aware of the passage of time. It is a sobering and yet helpful reminder – because we don’t always think about... — Updated 1/6/2021
An epidemic of loneliness | Worship
The COVID-19 pandemic we have all been dealing with has served to amplify the impact of another epidemic that has been with us for some time: the epidemic of chronic loneliness.... — Updated 12/2/2020
To tell the truth | Worship
It’s election time, and therefore open season for politicians to accuse one another of lying. Has there ever been a truly honest politician who has always told the truth? I bet ev... — Updated 10/28/2020
It's a wonderful world | Worship
Someone wrote: “What is this life if so full of care, we have no time to sit and stare.” We usually keep ourselves so busy and distracted that we fail to savor the moment and... — Updated 8/4/2020
True Greatness
What would you say are the marks of greatness in our society today? Is it someone who occupies a prestigious position? Is it someone who is famous and has a lot of money? Is it some... — Updated 3/4/2020
Worship | Breaking bad habits
With the beginning of a new year, chances are some of us have resolved to break some bad habit in our life. We human beings are creatures of habit. We like to settle down into... — Updated 12/31/2019
Dealing with criticism l Worship
We all know people who seem to delight in finding fault with us. In their eyes we can do nothing right. They may ridicule us for making certain changes in our life or in the sphere... — Updated 10/9/2019
Don't waste your time! l Worship
Billy Graham, who died at the ripe old age of 99, was once asked in his later years what surprised him the most about life: “To me,”# he said, #“the greatest surprise is just how short life really is." Life really is... — Updated 7/24/2019
Problems can be friends
Life is a series of problems. We all have our big and not so big troubles. We all have to deal with painful situations and relationships. The question is, how do we deal with them?... — Updated 5/22/2019
Judge not! l Worship
This world is full of folks who are quick to judge others for some perceived fault or failure. In fact, some people seem to live under a compulsion to subject every person they meet to ruthless, destructive criticism and have... — Updated 2/27/2019 Full story
The wonder of it all l Worship
Of all the folks that figure in the Christmas story, I relate most to the shepherds. The shepherds were not of privileged background. They were simple, common people engaged in the... — Updated 12/19/2018
Cultivate positivity so it become part of you | Weekly Worship
There is a story about a farmer who was continually optimistic, seldom discouraged. He had a neighbor who was just the opposite. Grim and gloomy, he faced each new morning with a heavy sigh. The happy, optimistic farmer would see... — Updated 5/30/2018
The gift of true friendship l Worship
How are you fixed for friends? That's an important question to ask yourself. Having some friends is not only nice thing; it’s crucial to your emotional and physical health. We are made to live in relationship with others.... — Updated 3/7/2018
A New Year’s resolution to keep l Worship
Have you made a New Year’s resolution? Actually, New Year’s resolutions have become something of a joke, since very few of us actually keep them. I read that 45 percent of Americans make a resolution of some kind and only 8 per... — Updated 1/3/2018 Full story
When disaster strikes I Worship
This fall, our country has suffered one disaster after another both of the natural and man-made variety. So many lives lost. Families are trying to pick up the pieces and begin a... — Updated 10/11/2017
Live for today, for tomorrow might not come | Worship
As the story goes, a gambler who rubbed Aladdin’s lamp was confronted by a genie that told him he could have one wish. The gambler pondered the gracious offer for a few moments and then made his pronouncement: “I wish to have... — Updated 7/26/2017
Even a humdrum job can be a humble calling | Worship
When you think about your daily work whatever it may be are you holding down a job or are you living out a calling? The distinction is critically important. For many people, their work is simply a job essentially a means t... — Updated 5/10/2017
God’s love is ultimate antidote to deadly, destructive envy | Worship
At the root of so much human strife is the deadly sin of envy it can poison and destroy relationships, and it can even ruin our health. “A heart of peace gives life to the... — Updated 3/1/2017
