John Markum

Affair Proof Marriage

“He cheated on me. He finally admitted it. I never thought this would happen to us.” I’ve heard some version of this sickening story enough to make me want to puke just thinking about it. And I’ve heard it from the men almost as often as I have the wife. Sadder still, several of the […]

Bread and Wine

“Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not proceed in the way of evil men… For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.” Proverbs 4:14, 17 Bread and wine… interesting choice of words for Solomon, the writer of Proverbs 4. In preparing for a message on this […]

What we missed in our sex lives

I recently began a teaching series on sex at LifeCity Church by quoting an otherwise very unlikely verse – Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one!” What in the world does that have to do with sex?! Glad you asked. In Genesis 2:24-25, “…a man shall leave his father and mother […]

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