Photo of Mark Neese out in nature.

How to Find Your Moral Compass | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E17

You need a map and a compass. And, you need to know where you are right now on the map. Use a compass to orient your map to the north. Line up the edge of the compass along the imaginary line to where you’re going. This gives you a bearing. If you’re in the woods,...

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How the Mighty Have Fallen | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E16

January 16, 1991, 4 PM EST I was sitting in my living room, watching on TV the beginning of the Gulf War. As a young teenager in the late 60s, I remember watching news clips of the Vietnam War, the death count for the day during Walter Cronkite’s Evening newscasts. But the Gulf War was...

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Sorry, Not Sorry Relationships | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E15

I was asked to do several eulogies, as a young Baptist Minister, in the one-church town of Coahoma, Texas. I was asked to say some nice things for the recently deceased that were unchurched. This was during the bust of the 1980s and the joke was, “What do you call a Geologist in Midland?” Answer:...

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Mark Neese of True North Counseling posing for a photo on a hiking trip.

Starring in Your Own Season of House of Cards | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E14

House of Cards: Season “Hell at SBTS” Starring: Me, The President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary I am by nature, not a protester, but I have protested. And before you get all judgy, how many protests have you participated in? And if you say, yeah, I have, then good on you! My protest was...

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Photos of Mark Neese from True North Counseling doing different exercising in a gym.

2026 Resolution: Go Big or Go Home | Healthy Aging Series: S12 E13

My first two years of high school were a complete failure. Zero motivation. I wasn’t a smartass or anything, I just didn’t care. I remember sitting in the back of Miss Miller’s Spanish class and flipping nickels with my friend, Don. I didn’t learn a thing. I did just enough to pass. My grade point...

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Rommie Oshrieh Neese posing for a photo at her desk.

How to Say I’m Sorry in Two Words

This is a guest blog written by Rommie Oshrieh Neese. Are you a risk taker? If so, apologies may come easier for you. If not, well, when it comes to making amends and actually apologizing, you may experience some bumps and bruises in your relationships with others. Let’s face it. For many, an apology is a...

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