John Markum

Challenge #6: Thankfulness

Edgewood challenge #6: Find one thing to be thankful for daily. “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus, concerning you.” 1 Thes. 5:18 “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are worthy of praise.” […]

Challenge #5: Serve

Edgewood Challenge #5: Give time to serve in one ministry.   There’s this statistic that floats around many churches that says, “20% of the people do 80% of the service.” This stat gets called the 80/20 Stat most of the time and simply points out that only a fraction of most Christians ever give of […]

Why you shouldn’t commit suicide

I recently preached at one of our services at Edgewood where I shared with our church that I was once on the brink of taking my life. God brought me through some intense and painful moments in my life to allow me to speak life into someone else who may be considering following through with […]

You may have recently seen that I am trying to raise financial support, and I would like to explain why... Last year, I was gently (yet firmly) challenged by a mentor. This dear friend knows my heart, and has seen me pour my guts into the ministry for many years. He's also been one of my biggest

The Vision is MUCH Bigger Than Me