by MJR | Mar 24, 2009 | Focus on Living
I spent Saturday afternoon with the most amazing woman. At first glance you wouldn’t think she would be the type. How many women are willing to put on her overalls and gloves and work gathering branches and logs and leaves in March and then building a bonfire? We...
by MJR | Mar 18, 2009 | Focus on Living
This week I spoke with a man who described his overwhelming discouragement. He’s a professional – a doctor working seven days a week to keep up with financial commitments to his family. He talked not of the difficulty or his lack of willingness concerning...
by MJR | Mar 11, 2009 | Focus on Living
In the morning, each of us wakes up to the challenges of a new day. We will face situations at work or school, difficulties in relationships and occasionally we run headlong into a crisis. Today’s headlines include Twelve Dead in Alabama. Fifteen Killed in Germany. ...
by MJR | Mar 2, 2009 | Focus on Living
The sign outside a church on the west side of Cincinnati stated – “The closer you are to God, the bigger your heart for people.” This week, I began to think about what Jesus said when asked about living up to the commandments of God: 1. Love God 2....
by MJR | Feb 21, 2009 | Christianity, Focus on Living
On Wednesday, February 22, 1989, life changed for our family. The Kentucky State Supreme Court wrote in a recent decision that “a customer found Marvin Hensley lying in a pool of blood ; he had suffered two gunshot wounds to the head and one to his hand.”...
