by MJR | Jan 12, 2010 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living, Gratitude
I have a problem. It began back in the 90’s. Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico is a set of keys to a 1991 Toyota Previa. More recently I misplace a set of keys on a trip to St. Louis (My wife now carries a valet key) only to find the keys a couple of hours later in my...
by MJR | Dec 29, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Ecclesiastes 2:11 “I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.” On Sunday a friend of mine contrasted this passage with the...
by MJR | Dec 21, 2009 | Christianity, Focus on Living
While driving to church to prepare for the Christmas service this morning, I heard someone answer the question of crass commercialization of Christmas in a most interesting way. As long as Christmas provides profit for business, no one will suggest doing away with the...
by MJR | Dec 10, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Pastor Phil Steiger has a thoughtful blog. Here is his most recent post: Wisdom Calls Proverbs 9:1-6 1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. 2 She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3 She has sent out...
by MJR | Dec 5, 2009 | Faith, Focus on Living, Sexual Purity, Subtle Lies
One of the top “news” stories of the week focuses on the sexual indiscretions of Tiger Woods. Why? Why do the people in our society seem surprised? Why do they even care? Why is it that a relativistic culture is judgmental in the least? Let’s face...
by MJR | Nov 25, 2009 | Christianity, Focus on Living
A recent Cincinnati Enquirer headline reported a controversy over the motto “In God We Trust. http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2009/11/17/gop-defends-god-at-capitol-visitor-center/ A group called The Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed suit to have the...
