by MJR | Aug 29, 2024 | Genuine Hope
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 The 2024 Summer Olympics wrapped up recently. While I didn’t watch much of the competition, I did see the replay of the Men’s 100-meter race as the American Noah...
by MJR | Aug 28, 2024 | Genuine Hope
But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Earlier today I was thinking about what is next in the life ahead. Am I...
by MJR | Aug 27, 2024 | Genuine Hope
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Matthew 13:44 Over the weekend Patrina and I watched a series where one of the characters was patterned...
by MJR | Aug 26, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to...
by MJR | Aug 23, 2024 | Genuine Hope
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Acts 16:25 How’s your day going so far? Is everything turning out the way you expected? I know what I have planned for today, but what happens when...
by MJR | Aug 22, 2024 | Genuine Hope
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 “Tell a lie once and your truths become questionable.” I don’t know the source of the quote, but it makes a valid point. At my business meeting...
