by MJR | Nov 25, 2024 | Genuine Hope
“We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is “good,” because is it good, if “bad” because it works in us patience, humility, and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country.” – C.S. Lewis This morning...
by MJR | Nov 22, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must...
by MJR | Nov 21, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 Over the weekend I helped my oldest son with a little project at his place in Crestwood. Years ago I built a porch swing that...
by MJR | Nov 20, 2024 | Genuine Hope
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness,...
by MJR | Nov 19, 2024 | Genuine Hope
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10: 9-10 Last night Patrina and I watched a...
by MJR | Nov 18, 2024 | Genuine Hope
The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them. Proverbs 20: 7 Character matters – more than we think. As the verse above from Proverbs reminds us, a life characterized by integrity blesses the children that follow. Of course, a lack...
