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The Originals, Week 5, Day 5

by David Joynt on February 08, 2018


JOHN MARK: GETTING UP

ACTS 15:39 

 

Life is about getting up. Falling is inevitably part of the story, but
the question then is, “will we stand up?” Scientists pursue
interesting theories that turn out to be wrong. Business people
invest time and energy in companies that don't succeed. Young
people train for careers that don't turn out to suit them. Friends
pursue relationships that founder. But will the scientists find a
better theory, will the entrepreneurs found another company, will
the young folks explore another vocation? When relationships
fail, will we retreat into lonely solitude or risk again?

 

Mark allowed himself to be befriended by Barnabas, and he went
again on a risky mission adventure. This time he completed it.

 

 

Are you good at getting up?

 

 

Has perseverance made a difference in your life?

 

Tags: perseverance

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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