by MJR | Dec 24, 2019 | Christianity, Christmas, Focus on Living
While waiting to speak with a physician, I noticed the headline on a magazine in the kitchen area with the headline of How to Get Along with Anyone During the Holidays. How do you keep peace in the family? The article describes “characters” including the...
by MJR | Dec 23, 2019 | Christianity, Focus on Living, Gratitude
This week I spoke with a man who expressed some doubts about his beliefs, especially during the Christmas season and you may have a few questions this Christmas as well. Why is there pain for some? Why are some of us lonely? Why are some relationships broken? I am...
by MJR | Aug 4, 2014 | Christianity, Commitment, Focus on Living
Read: 1 Corinthians 11:1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Reflect: “There are rare Christians whose very presence incites others to be better Christians. I want to be that rare Christian.” AW Tozer Maybe that’s not the best example, but when...
by MJR | Feb 18, 2014 | Christianity, Commitment
Read: Titus 1: 6-9 6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or...
by MJR | Dec 30, 2013 | Christianity, Focus on Living
Read: 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Reflect: In just a couple of days we will move headlong into another year and, while January 1, 2014 is literally nothing more another day on the calendar, this time...
by MJR | Aug 28, 2013 | Christianity
Read: John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Reflect: I remember hearing my Dad quote Peter’s words from the King James Bible...
