by MJR | Sep 12, 2024 | Genuine Hope
A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 Too often, I think we misinterpret the word gentleness to mean a person who is weak, mild-mannered, -milquetoast. We associate the word with a timid, spineless kind of person. Nothing...
by MJR | Sep 11, 2024 | Genuine Hope
“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” Luke 16:10 For those of us who are or have been married, we remember that when a husband and wife enter into marriage, they...
by MJR | Sep 10, 2024 | Genuine Hope
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:9-10 Not long ago, I heard a brief...
by MJR | Sep 9, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. Luke 10:30...
by MJR | Sep 6, 2024 | Genuine Hope
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5: 22-23 Patience is a challenging word for most of us and, in the passage above, the Greek word...
