Mark Carnes
If A Picture Could Talk
This picture was taken on Sunday, December 13, 2020. It was taken the last night of Christmas In The City, just moments after the last...
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Mark Carnes
Oct 29, 20217 min read
A Spooky Story
It was known as the Land of the Waxhaws, a region of North and South Carolina ranging from Waxhaw, NC to Lancaster, SC & Buford, SC....
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Mark Carnes
Oct 22, 20215 min read
I Was Raised This Way
I was raised that way… I was a scholarship collegiate athlete, and it was the first weekend our Coach had required us to stay on campus...
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Mark Carnes
Oct 15, 20214 min read
We’re Burying the People Who Raised Us
The coffin was set center stage, draped in beautiful flowers, just at the foot of the altar rails of the old Waxhaw United Methodist...
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Mark Carnes
Oct 8, 20214 min read
The Weight of The Right and The Wrong
· Where is everyone and why did they leave? Is anyone coming back? · Why doesn’t everyone see the value, obedience, and...
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Mark Carnes
Sep 24, 20214 min read
Little Things Are Not Little
COVID raged all around us like a wildfire. People still took opposing and heated sides on every issue related to the pandemic. Every...
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Mark Carnes
Sep 10, 20214 min read
God’s Reminders In The Least Expected Places
Arbitrary moments are never without design, particularly with an awe-inspiring God who loves to weave the fabric of our lives into grand...
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Mark Carnes
Sep 3, 20215 min read
Daily Rhythms & Loudness
There is a moment of discontinuance each day of my life that takes place in my driveway. It has been this way for the last twenty years....
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Mark Carnes
Aug 27, 20213 min read
The Corner of “Wit’s End”
From the bedroom of the house we were renting in Florida, I heard the crash of chairs and the wall buckle from across the house. I darted...
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Mark Carnes
Aug 20, 20213 min read
Best Day Ever!
The day was Thursday, August 19, 2021. The time was approximately 10:30am. The temperature was already approaching a sweltering 90...
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Bill Coleman
Aug 6, 20214 min read
What’s Wrong with Me?
“What’s wrong with me?” These words proceeded from the mouth of this precious pre-teen girl. It was a serious question pointing out her...
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Chet Turk
Jul 16, 20214 min read
Does God Really Ask us to Rejoice in Our Suffering?
My favorite passage of Scripture is Romans 5:1-2. Here Paul is talking about how the believer has been justified or been "made right"...
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Bill Coleman
Jul 9, 20214 min read
The Journey
Over the past 18 months, Tiffany and I saw both of our children, at their respective universities, walk in that traditional processional...
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Mark Carnes
Jul 2, 20216 min read
One of The Greatest Lessons I Ever Learned on The 4th of July
The flames raged and pounded against the side of the house. They towered to the rooftop...
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Mark Carnes
Jun 25, 20215 min read
The Audience of Worship
The picture you see here was captured by my best friend Bill Coleman. I was not aware he was taking the shot at the time, but I am glad...
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Bill Coleman
Jun 11, 20214 min read
A Sweet Sound
What are some of the sweetest sounds you have ever heard? Maybe the softly spoken “I do” at the crescendo of a wedding ceremony. Maybe...
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Mark Carnes
Jun 8, 20214 min read
Crying Over Goats
There is a band of goats living in a pasture behind a fence, just off the road at one of my favorite locations to run. I have developed...
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Mark Carnes
May 28, 20217 min read
Toy Soldiers
You could buy a bag of 48 toy soldiers for $3.99. Accessories, toy tanks and jets sold separately. If you...
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Mark Carnes
May 21, 20217 min read
How They Linger
To my knowledge, other than a Class Graduation Photo, I have only one picture of my High School Graduation, and that is to my discredit...
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Mark Carnes
May 14, 20217 min read
We Were Beautiful Once
There were the days when we would run from one end of the playground to the other, permeating the air with...
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