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Daily Life in First Century Israel and the Roman Empire
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Timeline in Antiquity before Christ
Some Differences in Life between the Ancient and Modern Worlds
Why Did Jesus Choose So Many Fishermen to be His Disciples?
African Traditional Religions
The Land of Milk and Honey - Agriculture in Ancient Israel
Israel at the Time of Hosea
Taxes in the Bible
The Red Heifer and the End Times

Bible Articles and Commentaries

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
Balaam
Cause of Death of Ananias and Sapphira
Childbirth and Children in the Bible
David - An Example of Growth and Development in Leadership
David and Bathsheba - the Inside Story
Hellenization After Alexander - What Was it, and Why Did it Matter?
Hezekiah - An Example of Crisis Leadership
Interpreting Biblical Prophecy - Isaiah 2:1-4
Israel at the Time of Hosea
Jeremiah - Endurance in Ministry
Judges 19 and Sexual Abuse
Leadership Examples of Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph
Miracles in the Bible
Moses - An Example of Administrative Leadership and People Management
Nahum - the Four Fears
Noah's Flood and the Cycle of Redemption
Obadiah
Paul- Leadership under Fire
Proselytes, God-fearers, and the Relations Between Jews and Gentiles in the Bible
Slavery in the Bible
Taxes in the Bible
The Bible Story
The Identity of the Child in Isaiah 7:14
The Intertestamental Period - Where Do We Get Our Knowledge?
The Messiah - Who Did the Jews Expect Him to Be?
The Old Testament Prophets - What Did They Do?
The Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Essenes
The Red Heifer and the End Times
The Sanhedrin
The Synoptic "Problem"
Zedekiah - Discontent, Disobedient, and Destroyed

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Advent Wreath - History, Meaning, and Celebration
Christmas Caroling
Fun with Santa
Invictus at Christmas
Lessons and Carols - Christmas service
More Christmas Traditions to Celebrate
Remembering What Counts at Christmas (15 min Play)
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Yes Virginia, and mankind, there really is a Santa Claus

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American Blessings - Lincoln at Lyceum
American Exceptionalism
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Are Congressional Investigations a Waste of Time?
Are US Elections Fair - A Personal Experience
Avoiding Putin's Trap - Peace and the War in Ukraine
Beyond isms
Civil Rights Legislation in the US
Christians and Civil Disobedience
Christians and Politics
Critical Race Theory
Democracy Doubted
Export Controls and Technology Transfer in a Global Economy
Gender - A Biblical View
Government Officials and Flights - Abuse of Money and Power?
Grateful to Our Fathers - Lincoln at Lyceum
Health and the 2016 US Presidential Candidates
Immigration, Religion, and the West
National Suicide - Lincoln at Lyceum
Praying for the USA
Quality, Politics, and Parties
Rejection of Authority in the Human Heart
Smashing Statues
The 2012 Presidential Debates
The Balanced Scorecard and the Republican National Committee
The Christian Community in Society
The Encroaching Tyranny
The Next Surgeon General
The Purpose of Government
The Rule of Law - Lincoln at Lyceum
US Elections - American Transitions of Political Power
US Foreign Policy and Donald Trump
Useful Quotations on International Relations
Useful Quotations on Politics and Government
Why Ukraine will Endure

History as our teacher

Battle Briefs - Trafalgar, D-Day, Guadalcanal
Early American Medicine
Gettysburg Sesquicentennial 2013
Greco-Turkish War - 1919 to 1922
Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift - 22 Jan 1879
Jonathan Potts - American Revolutionary Physician
Local Cease Fires and Other Humanities in War
The Battle of Civitate
The Battle on the Marchfeld
The Battle of Tarawa
The British Campaign in Afghanistan 1839-1842
The Fall of Singapore 1942
The Saratoga Campaign 1777
The War of 1812
Useful Quotations on the Military
Useful Quotations on World War II
Whitewashing History

Holidays

9-11 Commemoration - Carson City NV 2011
Celebrating Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of Lent
Celebrating Uncle Sam - US Independence Day
Easter - A Passover Seder for Christians
Halloween
Inauguration Day
What Jesus Carried
Math Days
MLK Day - Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
President's Day - Christians and the President
Thanksgiving Day
Veteran's Day
Why Celebrate a Christian Seder

How to raise more godly children

A Biblical View of Education
A Child Leaving Home and the Providence of God
A Christian Intellectual
A Christian Philosophy of Education
Accident of Birth?
As We Think
Being a Doer
Deep Roots
Fatherhood and Ballet
Life's Biggest Blessings - A Large Family
Proverbs 31
Shooting with Sons
The Anointing
The Band Dad
The Value of Creeds
Your Permanent Record

How to improve your relationships and marriage

A Christian View of Marriage
A Land Called Married
A Sense of Time and Place
A Tale of Two Women
Accuse at Your Own Risk
Adventures in Athens - How We Treat Others
Anger and the Christian
Are We Special?
Controlling Conflict
Courtship to Marriage
Discrimination
Diversity - Promises Kept and Promises Broken
Do We Hate Our Bodies?
Fasting in the Bible
Getting People to Answer
Learning Many Ways to Communicate
On Disagreements
Open Windows
Our Mechanistic Minds
Physical Beauty and the Christian
Preunderstandings and Presuppositions
Purging Prejudice
Simple Sabotage
Silence and Solitude in the Bible
Simplicity and Frugality in the Bible
Slaves to the Numbers
Song of Songs - The Mystery and Majesty of Human Love
Spiritual Formation and the Nature of Man
Texting Between Father and Son - the Nature of Causation
The Bible and the Nature of Man
The Death of a Friend
The Fundamental Problem of Human Existence
The Men of Jane Austin
Third Date Sex
True to Each Other
Understanding Authority
Useful Quotations on Fame, Glory, and Honor
What Happens When a Person Dies?
What to do with Tradition
When a Christian Ends His Own Life
Where Are You From?
Who is Responsible?
Why Talk?

How to know God intimately and live an abundant life.

A God Thing?
Adventures in Athens - A Bodily Resurrection
Afraid to Be Holy
Be Thou My Vision - Fixing Our Sight on God
Beseeching God in Tribulation
Blind by Design
Can You Feel It? Sensing the Spiritual in Life
Deep Roots
Encountering God
Encouragement When Nothing Seems Right
Equation of Sin
Externalities and Internalities
Good Friday
How and Why to Praise the Lord - Psalm 100
How to Know the Will of God
How Was Your Day?
If God Were Absent
Listening When God Speaks
Living While Dead
Mysteries of the Trinity
Never Enough
Normal Times in Life
Partial Obedience
Posture in Prayer
Practicing Gratitude
Prayer in Life and Ministry
Rethinking Parties
Reviving the Saints
Rotten Wood
Seeking Signs
Spiritual Gifts
Spiritual Power
Sticks and Stones
Suffering and the Book of Job
The Character of God
The Gray Life
The Hand of God When We Are Suffering
The Love and Immutability of God
The Problem is the Soil
The Purpose of Prayer
The Purpose of a Man
The Sovereignty of God, the Responsibility of Man, and the Suffering of Life
The Weight of Sin
Understanding Problems
Unbelief
Useful Quotations as Man Faces Death
Useful Quotations on the Meaning of Life
Welcome to our Future
What About Those Who Have Never Heard?
What is a Man?
What must I do to be saved?
When Crisis Comes
When God Arises
When Obedience Doesn't Seem to Make Sense
Whence Identity?
Who Has It Better?
Whom Do We Thank?
Whose Will?
Why God?
Why Not God?
Why is God So Demanding?
Will My Dog Go to Heaven?
Wisdom in Proverbs
Words Limited
Worship, Foot Washing, and Spiritual Formation

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How to make and save money

70 Ways to Beat Inflation and Save the Environment
A Conservative Letter on Black Friday
Christians and Payday Lending
Confidence in Hard Economic Times
Esther - Three Roads to Success
Finance in the Parable of the Talents
Getting Rich vs. Growing Rich in Investments
"Haves and Have Nots," or "Dos and Do Nots?"
How to Decide How to Invest
Income Inequality and Investing
Recent Studies in Behavioral Finance
Robust Thrift
Saving for Retirement
The Financial Crisis and the Concentration of Financial Power
Useful Quotations on Money, Poverty, and Wealth
Values-Aligned Investing
Why We Buy
Work in Proverbs

How to succeed in business

ACES Framework of Organizational Development
Administrative Support - How to Manage a Meeting
Awards and Recognition Ceremonies
Best Business Practices for Churches and Small Religious Organizations
Bridging Strategic Thinking with Tactical Operations
Briefing Senior Leaders
Business Models for the First and 21st Centuries
Communication in and between Military Organizations
Discovery and Innovation in the Business of Health Care
Does Character Matter in an Artist, or in Any Profession?
DOTMLPF Analysis for War and Peace
Earnings Management
Economic Data, Business Needs, Privacy, and Freedom
Export Controls and Technology Transfers in a Global Economy
Financial Statements, Stock Price, and Truth
Formal Business Visits and Town Halls
How Companies Can Attract, Hire, and Retain Good Workers
How Much Do Leaders Care?
How to do No Harm
How to Improve Business Success During War
Integrity and Leadership
Lean Six Sigma Overview
Making Meetings Matter
Marketing Myopia
Maximizing Customer Value and Engagement
Notes on Negotiation
Political Correctness and Cultural Sensitivity
Religion and the Workplace
Taking Intelligence Threats Seriously
Task Automation and Jobs
The Dance of the Headquarters
The Informative Brief
The Long Shadow - How to Follow a Superstar
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
Useful Quotations on Success
Useful Quotations on Work and Labor
Using 2x2 Tables to Choose Between Alternatives
Using the Military Decision-Making Process in Civilian Organizations
Why Do People Do What They Do?

How to understand the Bible better

Archeology in Genesis
Biblical Theology 101
Blessings and Curses in the Bible in the Ancient Near East
Calendars, Cultures, and Politics
Critical Methods and the Bible
Daily Life in First Century Israel and the Roman Empire
Does Theology Matter
Hermeneutics - the Art and Science of Bible Interpretation
Literary and Historical Criticism
Some Differences Between Oral Societies in the Ancient Middle East and Modern Literary Societies
Some Differences in Life Between the Ancient and Modern Worlds
Tensions Between Rome and the Jews in the First Century AD
The Bible - Word Above All Words
The Land of Milk and Honey - Agriculture in Ancient Israel
The Supremacy of Scriptures
Timekeeping the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
Timeline in Antiquity Before Christ
Why Do a Good Exegesis of the Bible?
Why Genealogies?
Why Word Studies are Useful in Bible Study

Jesus Christ

In Christ Alone
Jesus, an Example of Mentoring Leadership
Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles
Jesus Birth, Childhood, and Family Tree
Jesus' Discourse on the Bread of Life
On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ
On the Physical Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Passion Week - the Intractable Conflicts That Sent Jesus to Calvary
Singular Events and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
What Does it Mean to Abide in Christ?
Why did Jesus choose so many fishermen to be His disciples?
Will Jesus Come Again?

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Mandarin Chinese Audio Bible - 1 John 1

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Medicine and Health

Abortion - Questions and Answers
Battlefield Acupuncture
Cardiovascular Function and Health
Checklist for Evaluating Articles in the Medical Literature
Christian and Secular Paradigms and Treatments in Mental Health
COVID - Herd Immunity, Health Care Capacity, and the Risk During Air Travel
COVID 19 - Danger, Prevention, and Treatment
Exercises for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Gunshot Wounds
Health Care Foibles - A Personal Tale
How to Pick Your Fitness Goals
Macronutrients
Mallet Finger - Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation
Mental Health Context of Care and Recovery
Planning and Executing Medical Missions Trips and Telemedicine
Public Health
Rehabilitation - Bringing Injured Bodies Back to Health
Seven Secrets of Health 1 - the Core is the Key
Seven Secrets of Health 2 - Keep Life in Balance
Seven Secrets of Health 3 - Maximal Musculoskeletal
Social Distancing, Public Health, and the Bible
The Shoulder - Dynamic Management
When Your Pet is Sick

Music and the Arts

Acting in Church and Community
Ballroom Dancing
Christianity and the Arts
Does One Art Form Bring More Glory to God than Another?
Experiencing Art
Fundraising for Performing Arts Organizations
Hotel California TF 1AD 2003
In Praise of Hymns
Message Bearing Marching Bands
Misty Mountain String Band
Music and Emotion
Music Lyrics and Chords
Music - Lessons, Chords, and Theory

Religions of the World

African Traditional Religions
Buddhism
Fundamentals of Religion
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Judaism
Religions of the World
Sikhism
Witchcraft

Science and Math

Does the Big Bang Require a Divine Creator?
Philosophy Masquerading as Science
Science and Christianity
The Mystery of Solar Totality

Sports, Adventure, and Emergency

Archery and the Christian Life
Archery - Foundational Skills
Church Security - Getting Started
Communion on the Moon
Destinations and Apps for the Natural World
Fighting Fires
Fire and Rescue Training
Fire Safety
How to Identify Drug Activity in Your Neighborhood
Hunting Pythons
Hurricane Helene - A Grass Roots Emergency Response
Jerusalem's Hidden Gems
Medical Preparation for Humanitarian Missions
Moving With Little Trace
My Favorite Runs
Reflections on the Martial Arts
Riding Along
Soccer Tips from Coach Mark
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Strataca
Surfing the Nations
Useful Quotations on Aviation and Space

The Church and Her History

A. Reid Jepson - Pastor, Missionary, Mentor
A Theology of Missions
Acts as Theological History
Adoniram Judson - A Simple Man Used Mightily by a Mighty God
Christian Apology in the Second Century
Christianity as Portrayed by the World
Fathers of the Church - Leaders of Early Post Apostolic Christianity
God's Design for Men and Women in the Church
Key Concepts of Paul in Salvation - Romans
Paul's Conversion - Why Three Accounts and How Do They Differ?
Paul's Life - Background and Chronology
Paul's Missionary Journeys
Preparation for the Reformation
Preparing the Preacher
Pseudonymity, Pseudepigraphy, and the New Testament
Restoring Apostate Christians During Roman Persecutions
Revitalizing a Local Church
Sacralism and Calvin's Geneva
The Benedictines
The Conversion of Augustine
The Growing Church
The Early Church - From Movement to Organization
Useful Greek and Roman Quotations
Useful Latin Sayings
What Political Developments of the 20th Century Events Had the Greatest Impact on the Church?
What Was the Most Important Part of Luther's Theology?
What Were Willian Carey's Contribution to the Modern Missions Movement?
Why Was the Preaching of Jonathan Edwards So Effective?
World Evangelism

Articles from Mark D. Harris (Colonel (ret) US Army, MD, MPH, MBA, MDiv, PhD, ThM, DBA) on other websites
- ACSM's Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Review (textbook 2013) - Chapter 33 (pages 211-219) - Infectious Disease and the Athlete, Revision 2025
- American College of Sports Medicine (2010 Annual Meeting slide presentation) - Persistent Knee Swelling in an Adolescent (PVS)
- American Family Physician - 1) Bioterrorism and the Vital Role of Family Physicians, 2) High Altitude Medicine
- American Journal of Medicine - Vaccinating health care workers against smallpox in an isolated primary care facility
- Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine - Laser Eye Injuries in Military Occupations
- Baghdad Now (2003-2004) - 1) 1AD Docs Bring Advanced Obstetrics Knowledge to Iraqi Physicians (15 Nov 2003), 2) A Healthy Weight (15-30 April 2004), 3) Alcohol Abuse (1-15 April 2004)
- Black Belt Magazine (Dec 2015/Jan 2016) - How to Maintain Your Ankle Health
Current Sports Medicine Reports - Infectious Disease in Athletes
David Platt's Radical - 1) A Loving and Unpopular Message, 2) Animism and the Mixing of Religions
Conference on Polar and Alpine Medicine - Altitude Medicine - Explorer's Club, 25 Sep 1999 (Sponsors - Frederick A Cook Society, Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society, Wilderness Medical Society, The Byrd Polar Research Center Archives) Journal Polar Priorities - presenter and author
International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management - Societal stability, public health and primary care as three pillars of defence in biosecurity
Loma Linda University School of Medicine Alumni Journal - 1) Perspective: From ORU to LLU, July/Aug 1991, 2) What Makes a Christian Medical School Distinct? May-Aug 2016
Military Medicine - 1) Comparison of Nondeployable Hearing Profiles by Army Component (Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve) and by Gender, 2) Hearing Threshold Comparisons between 2001–02 NHANES and 2003–05 Fort Bliss U.S. Army Service Components, 3) Medical Reference Databases Used by Army Primary Care Physicians in Field Environments, 4) Modeling Hospital Response to Mild and Severe Influenza Pandemic Scenarios under Normal and Expanded Capacities, 5) Preventive Medicine in Task Force First Armored Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Running Medicine (textbook, 2014) - Chapter 30 - Infectious Disease in the Runner, 2025
Springer Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion - 1) Sexuality and the Chinese Religions, 2) Sexuality and the Hebrew Bible, 3) Sexuality and Hinduism, 4) Sexuality and Islam
Stars and Stripes - 1) Hygiene crucial in Iraq, health experts say, 2) U.S. Army doctors helping repair damage done to medicine in Iraq
The 5 Minute Sports Medicine Consult (textbook, 2011, revision 2019) - Periorbital and Orbital Cellulitis

Mark D. Harris, COL (Ret), US Army, SFS,
MD, MPH, MBA, MDiv, PhD, ThM, DBA
3DanTKD, Firefighter, Fire and Disaster Chaplain
Chairman RCWVGOP 2019-2021, WVGOP 2021-2022
Associate Pastor, Memorial Baptist Church, Beckley WV

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