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Since February 2007, Pastor Mark has maintained the Live the Red Blog for words and wisdom, images and inspiration for living a "red-letter life." This page displays the five most recent posts to the blog. To read more, visit livethered.com.

Happy Birthday Eric Liddell

Eric Liddell, originally uploaded by EUAC. One hundred and ten years ago today, January 16, 1902, a Scottish missionary couple serving in Northern China gave birth to a baby boy. Their second son, they named him Eric Henry Liddell. Eric would grow up and become a world famous athlete, representing Great Britain in the [...]

Why Every American Should Be In Church This Sunday

Old Glory, originally uploaded by Praying for Lions. This Sunday is an important day in American History. This Lord’s Day is the 10th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, I’m sure that you are well acquainted with the horrific events [...]

Preparing for the Next Storm

Rain & Sun, originally uploaded by Praying for Lions. For those of us living in Central Virginia, the last several weeks have been interesting to say the least. First, we were hit by a 5.8 magnitude Earthquake, the biggest quake on record in this neck of the woods since 1898. Then, just when we [...]

“We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.”

"We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.", originally uploaded by Praying for Lions.

No Strings Attached (The Finale)

No Strings Attached, originally uploaded by Praying for Lions. Happy ending. The mother robin returned to the scene of the crime today and took the piece of string that she so obviously wanted. I came and helped out a bit. I cut the string loose so she could have it. I love it when a [...]