Cancer Update

by Mark Fuss on May 6, 2013

in Personal

It is a bit difficult for me to believe that six months have passed since my cancer surgery. It is equally difficult for me to believe that I have been so negligent as not to post any updates since my surgery. As it presently stands, I am cancer-free. The surgery successfully removed all of the cancer and it was completely contained within the prostate. I continue to have follow-up blood tests to make sure that the cancer is gone and so far they have shown no traces of the cancer.

I am so very thankful that the Lord chose to deal with my cancer in this way. It is so much more than what I truly deserve. His grace is so very precious. I give Him all of the glory and honor.

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Cancer Update

by Mark Fuss on November 5, 2012

in Personal

In my last post I shared that I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. I would like to let my readers know that I met with a surgeon last week and am now scheduled for surgery on November 13, 2012. Thank you in advance for your prayers as I face this surgery and the recovery process to follow.

I continue to marvel at the mercy and grace of our Lord as He carries me through all of this.

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Cancer, To The Glory Of God

by Mark Fuss on October 24, 2012

in Personal

When my urologist called me early in the evening of Friday, September 28, 2012 I was not really expecting to hear that I have cancer. My family doctor ordered a PSA test for me back in July because I turned 50 in April. My PSA level was 8.7 so he had the test repeated in September. It was still 8.7. So off to the urologist I went. He did a biopsy of my prostate on the 26th of September. Of the 12 samples that he took, 4 came back showing cancer. I will readily admit that the news came as quite a shock. I thought that there had to some other, less serious reason for my high PSA. But such was not the case. The news led to a few tears and a bit of a fallen countenance as I let the news slowly sink in. As a Christian, I knew that I could neither wallow in self-pity nor lash out in anger at the Sovereign Lord who redeemed my soul from the pit. So I cried out to the Lord for mercy, grace, and the strength of the Holy Spirit.

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Blogging

11:26 AM

Personal

August 17, 2012

I read with great interest, as well as understanding, the relatively recent announcement by Phil Johnson, the Executive-Director of Grace To You, that he will no longer be blogging. He stated that his decision was basically due to two factors: the time required to keep up a blog and the fact that he had already [...]

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Penn State, the NCAA, and hypocrisy

7:55 AM

Culture

July 24, 2012

On Monday the NCAA handed down some very severe penalties to the Penn State football program in the light of the recent conviction of former Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky on multiple child molestation charges as well as the deliberate cover-up of his crimes for a number of years. A fine of 60 million dollars was [...]

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Understanding the Depths of Depravity

8:46 AM

Culture

July 21, 2012

By this time you have, no doubt, heard of the tragic movie theater shooting that took place in Aurora, Colorado early Friday morning at a showing of the latest Batman movie. A lone gunman entered the theater and shot 7o people and so far 12 have died as a result. This is a terrible tragedy [...]

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A Request For Prayer

8:29 AM

Christian Living

July 18, 2012

In all honesty this is a post I would prefer not to write, but I feel that it is necessary. Over the course of the past few years my family and I have been greatly blessed by the wonderful church family of Cornerstone Baptist Church in the Orlando area. Although I never like to be [...]

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The Believer At War

2:00 PM

Church

June 28, 2012

In the course of preaching through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians at Sovereign Grace Bible Chapel I have come to chapter 6 where Paul sets forth the reality of the spiritual conflict in which every Christian is engaged every day. Paul was never one to leave his readers with an improper conception of what it [...]

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Mark and Kristy’s Big Trip – Part 8

11:23 AM

Personal

June 18, 2012

Because the last few days of our vacation were spent in locations where internet connections were spotty at best, I will sum up those days with this one post. After we left Colorado we returned to the Grand Canyon where we were able to spend the last three days, exclusive of driving time, of our [...]

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Mark and Kristy’s Big Trip – Part 7

11:34 PM

Personal

June 12, 2012

After we left Elizabeth, Colorado we made our way to the Rocky Mountain National Park. We chose to take the scenic drive through the mountainous park and once again, we were completely thrilled by all that we saw. As the mountains rose, the temperature dropped and at a several of our stops, it was downright [...]

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Mark and Kristy’s Big Trip – Part 6

11:23 PM

Personal

June 12, 2012

The day that is the subject of this post was a full day of travel as we made our way from Grand Junction, Colorado to Elizabeth, Colorado. The scenery along the way was quite varied, from rocky and barren cliffs and canyons to tree covered mountains, some of which still contained some traces of snow. [...]

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