by MJR | Mar 6, 2011 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Do you know Me well enough to trust Me? The more I know and experience with God, the more I should trust Him, but why do I find myself struggling on my trying to live on my own terms? I keep coming back to the main point of today’s study -A Broken Spirit is a...
by MJR | Mar 1, 2011 | Christianity, Compromise, Focus on Living, Sexual Purity
So now we’ve made a decision to surrender completely to God. What does it mean in my daily life? Years ago, Apple computer ran an advertising campaign built around the idea that it is okay to “Think Different.” While the people at Apple and the world...
by MJR | Feb 23, 2011 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Who has made the most impact on your life as a follower of Christ? As I write this today I am thinking about my parents and the lives they led before us. By “us” I write as as the oldest son of three children who had a front row seat to see if the...
by MJR | Feb 21, 2011 | Christianity, Compromise
This weekend I was asked about what Jesus meant in Matthew 7:6 – Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. ” My response included the tendency we have to continue to...
by MJR | Feb 14, 2011 | Christianity
I Love You. A couple of weeks ago I heard a pastor in Washington, D.C. refer to love as an “accordion word”. I love strawberries. I love a good book. I love my wife. I love my family. The problem is that our english word for love often misses the...
by MJR | Feb 11, 2011 | Christianity, Focus on Living
As I write, people across Egypt and the Middle East are celebrating freedom. How will turn out in the end? I am more than a little skeptical about what mankind defines freedom and justice because Christ announced that we will only know true freedom when we know the...
