by MJR | Nov 14, 2009 | Christianity, Compromise, Faith, Focus on Living, Subtle Lies
In the last couple of days I have been involved with a conversation on modesty, another on coarse language, and minutes ago I heard a well know television pastor say he wants to “spread a very wide net so that as many people as possible are...
by MJR | Nov 11, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
In the movie City Slickers, Jack Palance’s crusty cowboy characterasks soul-searching Billy Crystal, “Do you know what the secret to life is?” “No, what?” says Billy. “One thing, just one thing. You stick to that…”...
by MJR | Nov 1, 2009 | Christianity, Faith
When we consider the greatness of God in our lives, we can see that our identity is based upon who God is and how he relates to each of us. So, does God care for us personally? I remember a song written several years ago: I have a maker He formed my heart Before even...
by MJR | Oct 12, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 A few weeks ago I met with a woman for a video project at the Teen Challenge center in Louisville called Priscilla’s Place. For the video, she...
by MJR | Sep 6, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Over the last several weeks, I have been leading a class discussing Timothy Keller’s The Prodigal God and the implications of Jesus’ parables found in Luke 15 – the lost sheep, coin and sons. In each of the illustrations there is a celebration of the...
by MJR | Aug 27, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
It seems that followers of Christ are sometimes their own worst enemies. We take the Truth of the Gospel and then make it nothing more than religion- a list of do’s and dont’s that somehow will establish a connection with God. In the end religion is a dead end. In his...
