Mark Carnes
Look at Me
“Look at me” read the newly delivered text to my cell phone. It was from my youngest son Baylon. I looked up only to find him perched atop..
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Mark Carnes
Apr 30, 20217 min read
Can You See God Anymore?
Just before my alarm sounds to awaken me, I hear the rattle of my phone across the wood top of my bedside dresser...
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Mark Carnes
Apr 23, 20215 min read
The Best Haircut I Ever Had
One of my favorite things to do as a child was to get a five-dollar bill from one of my parents, get on my bicycle, and ride...
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Mark Carnes
Apr 16, 20215 min read
The Best Investment You'll Make
It was the summer of 1983. As a young 12 year old, on a warm evening in late June, I sat on an old wooden pew, under an outdoor Arbor,...
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Mark Carnes
Apr 9, 20215 min read
Sunday Is Always Coming
The NFL has its Super Bowl, the NCAA has its March Madness, the PGA has The Masters, Tennis has Wimbledon, baseball has...
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Mark Carnes
Apr 2, 20215 min read
The He’s Alive Tour
“Hey Matt, our church is having Easter Sunday Worship Services and I’d like to invite you and your roommates to come and worship with us.”
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Mark Carnes
Mar 26, 20215 min read
What The Rock Says…or Not
As a child and young adult growing up, I was a huge professional wrestling fan. Along with Ric Flair and a few others, one of my...
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Mark Carnes
Mar 19, 20214 min read
Bloodletting
The strand of rubber wrapped tightly around my arm, enlarging a vein perfectly suited for what was needed. The needle made its way into...
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Mark Carnes
Mar 12, 20215 min read
God’s Theme Song
I must admit, as a child I was an ardent enthusiast of Professional Wrestling. Every Saturday afternoon I would sneak into my bedroom to...
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Mark Carnes
Mar 12, 20215 min read
Celebrate Anyway
In the time of the great COVID Pandemic of 2020/2021, like so many, after being diagnosed with COVID...
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Mark Carnes
Feb 26, 20215 min read
The Beauty of “The In-Between”
Imagine, you are standing right on the edge of everything you have ever dreamed and hoped for. It is just within your grasp. You can see it.
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Mark Carnes
Feb 19, 20215 min read
The Champion
Grady Cole Center, Charlotte, NC, 1987. The arena was packed from top to bottom, brimming with vivacity and intensity.
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Mark Carnes
Feb 12, 20215 min read
The Miracle of A Changed Life
It was my Junior year of college. I stood on a couch in the middle of a dorm room, bible in hand, preaching to a bunch of drunk...
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Mark Carnes
Feb 5, 20214 min read
Beyond The Court
The clock struck 00:00. This was a debilitating and disheartening loss against a team...
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Mark Carnes
Jan 29, 20214 min read
God’s Stimulus Package
The trail of our money and how we steward it always reveals a lot about the condition of our hearts. That’s why Jesus said...
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Mark Carnes
Jan 22, 20214 min read
The Proper “C” Words
There seems to be two prevailing “C” words at the forefront of everyone’s mind these days…Conspiracy & COVID.
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Mark Carnes
Jan 15, 20214 min read
The Profound Effect of “Little”
You sit imprisoned in your own house. This is what it’s come to in your lifespan. The government and ruling authorities have told you...
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Mark Carnes
Jan 8, 20214 min read
Words Are Not Just Words
The text came to me on Friday, August 28 of 2020. It was perhaps one of my most surprising and encouraging moments of 2020.
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Mark Carnes
Dec 31, 20204 min read
Some of My Most Pivotal Moments of 2020
Every year on New Year’s Eve, I take a few moments to look back on the previous year and the events that made them.
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Mark Carnes
Dec 23, 20205 min read
The Christmas Eve I Saw Santa Claus
I was ten years old, and in my own mind, I was now old enough to outsmart Santa and get a glimpse of him...
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