by MJR | Feb 21, 2023 | Genuine Hope
“A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And...
by MJR | Feb 20, 2023 | Genuine Hope
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and...
by MJR | Feb 17, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-6 It is hard to argue against...
by MJR | Feb 16, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to...
by MJR | Feb 15, 2023 | Genuine Hope
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Romans 13:10 Have you seen the latest “He Gets Us” television campaign commercials? It seems that those commercials have created a bit of a stir recently. Why? I don’t...
by MJR | Feb 14, 2023 | Genuine Hope
“They can have this love for each other even at those moments when they do not like each other; as you love yourself even when you do not like yourself. They can retain this love even when each would easily, if they allowed themselves, be ‘in love’ with someone else....
