Mark Martin
Co-host, Martin's Must-ReadsMark passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 21, 2022 in Independence, Mo. Read the obituary. He will be missed.
Mark Martin (also known as Mr. Betty Martin) was born in Midland, Texas. In 1979, after graduating from Texas Tech University, he worked as a financial analyst for Conoco. Upon graduating from Concordia Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree in 1993, he began his ministry at Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills and later moved to the Associate Pastor position at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. In November of 2019, he began a new career as a Transitional Pastor of LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod). When he's not pastoring, he's watching sports, reading, or riding his BMW motorcycle. His reading tastes gravitate to nonfiction: history, sports, science, biographies, and the human condition. As a monthly guest reviewer, he adds another dimension to Martin's Must-Reads.
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“The human story has always been one of perseverance—often against remarkable odds.”I’m Mark Martin with "Martin’s Must Reads" and Andrea Pitzer in her…
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Mt. Everest, on the border of Nepal and China, is the tallest and most well-known mountain in the world. It has been climbed by over 5,700 people and,…
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Before sunrise on January 1, Conor hiked to the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park braving the cold Maine weather to watch the sunrise on…
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With their impact on our culture, the legacy of the Beatles transcends music. An impact that is still felt today. The heart of the Beatles was its initial…
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"This is the true tragedy of our time: the spiraling decline of our planet’s biodiversity. For life to truly thrive on this planet, there must be…
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“I really didn’t say everything I said. You better cut the pizza into four pieces; I’m not hungry enough to eat six. It’s déjà vu all over again.”I’m Mark…
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The days between election day and the presidential inauguration are normally quiet and uneventful. The four months between the election of 1860 and…
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"My mom explained that everyone makes mistakes and that we have to learn to forgive our friends. So that’s exactly what I did…I went to school the next…
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In the spring of 1961, the newly appointed head of the Federal Communications Commission, Newton Minow, gave a speech in which he described television as…
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Late in the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Vice President Harry Truman had just finished presiding over a session of the senate. As was his custom, he was…