by MJR | Sep 3, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to...
by MJR | Sep 2, 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 How do we respond under pressure? We live in a world today where the differences between...
by MJR | Aug 30, 2024 | Genuine Hope
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole...
by MJR | Aug 29, 2024 | Genuine Hope
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 The 2024 Summer Olympics wrapped up recently. While I didn’t watch much of the competition, I did see the replay of the Men’s 100-meter race as the American Noah...
by MJR | Aug 28, 2024 | Genuine Hope
But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Earlier today I was thinking about what is next in the life ahead. Am I...
