by MJR | Nov 22, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Teach me your way, Lord,that I may rely on your faithfulness;give me an undivided heart,that I may fear your name.I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;I will glorify your name forever.For great is your love toward me;you have delivered me from the...
by MJR | Nov 21, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 As I drove from Lexington today, the lighted traffic sign overhead read “Give thanks for your...
by MJR | Nov 20, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Tonight we attended a Thanksgiving communion service at church. Upon arriving we were handed a small disk and a pen. During the service, we we instructed to write down some of the things we are thankful for and on the other side we should write a specific prayer to...
by MJR | Nov 17, 2023 | Genuine Hope
“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. Matthew 7: 13-14 Many years...
by MJR | Nov 16, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ And suppose he...
by MJR | Nov 15, 2023 | Genuine Hope
A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns, and...