by MJR | Jan 31, 2020 | Christianity, Faith
Read: 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Reflect: As I read this passage from Peter’s first epistle today, the notes in my Study Bible commented on the word “worry”. “Worry is a form of pride because it involves...
by MJR | Jan 30, 2020 | Christianity, Faith
Read: Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Reflect: What is it that brings up a sense of fear in your heart? We all recognize fear, but do...
by MJR | Jan 29, 2020 | Christianity, Faith
Read: Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Reflect: Recently I saw a poster that read...
by MJR | Jan 28, 2020 | Bible, Christianity
Read: Colossians 2:8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. Reflect: Empty philosophies, rationalization, and general...
by MJR | Jan 27, 2020 | Bible, Christianity
Read: Romans 13: 1 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” Reflect: Timothy Leary was a 1960s counterculture icon who...
by MJR | Jan 24, 2020 | Bible, Christianity
Read: Psalm 119: 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Reflect: While we were out in Phoenix last week my Mom mentioned her cataract surgery some years ago. It brought to mind how she said that it was not until after the surgery that she was aware...