by MJR | Oct 24, 2009 | Christianity, Compromise, Focus on Living
As a kid I discovered the power of radio through the broadcast of what I think was called “Masterpiece Theatre”. The actors and sound effects helped my mind create pictures and scenes and expanded my imagination. What was a teenager doing listening to AM radio at...
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 23, 2009 | Christianity, Focus on Living
As I stood in the hallway of a doctor’s office recently I was reminded of the line from Cool Hand Luke spoken to Paul Newman’s Luke by the Captain, ” What we have here is a failure to communicate. At the other end of the hall a family was being...
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...
by MJR | Aug 4, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Exclusivity: excluding or not admitting other things-unable to exist to be true if something else is true. With this definition in mind, which of the following statements is considered exclusive? A. Christianity is the only true path to God. B. There is no God....
