by MJR | Dec 18, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 “The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.” – Charles Swindoll...
by MJR | Dec 17, 2024 | Genuine Hope
We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Indeed only by myth-making, only by becoming ‘sub-creator’ and inventing...
by MJR | Dec 13, 2024 | Genuine Hope
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. Titus 2:7-8 Paul wrote his letter to the...
by MJR | Dec 12, 2024 | Genuine Hope
So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4:17 Today I had a Christmas lunch with a couple of my friends. Over the last eleven years or so, we’ve worked together on different accounts in the Cincinnati area. When I was...
by MJR | Dec 11, 2024 | Genuine Hope
The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. Titus 3:8 A few weeks ago a friend of mine worked with...
by MJR | Dec 10, 2024 | Genuine Hope
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not...