by MJR | Oct 25, 2011 | Focus on Living
It has been said that when I was young I told my Mom that “a promise is a promise.” It was more than something cute a preschool age boy might say. Romans 15: 8-9 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s...
by MJR | Oct 21, 2011 | Focus on Living
What does the freedom I have in Christ mean to the people around me? Paul continues his teaching on how we should live our lives among other believers especially in the area of diet. What do you do when you want to spend time with a friend? Many times, we may invite...
by MJR | Oct 21, 2011 | Focus on Living
Recently, Patrina and I have been getting up around 5:00 AM so we can do some exercise at a local gym. It’s not always easy to get up and get going, but it will be worth it, right? Romans 12: 11-14 11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for...
by MJR | Oct 20, 2011 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Tonight I spoke with a physician who has two sons attending two very different schools. The older son attends a school where any talk of God could cause trouble, while the younger son attends a private school in the Cleveland area where prayer to God is encouraged...
by MJR | Oct 19, 2011 | Focus on Living
Some people go into the furnace of life’s difficulties and are burned or consumed, while others are strengthened through the experience. What’s the difference? We all face discouragement from time to time, but what happens when a “root of bitterness...
by MJR | Aug 2, 2011 | Focus on Living
Everyone has times When Life is Hard. Everyone of us has a story. Some of us are experiencing it now.When the days are the darkest, you need God’s reassuring promise from Job 23:10:”But He knows the way I take; When He has tried me, I shall come forth as...
