by MJR | Apr 7, 2021 | Stand
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 What a difference a preposition makes! As Paul wrote to the people of Thessalonica, he encouraged them to be grateful in all things. He did not...
by MJR | Apr 6, 2021 | Stand
A few months ago, I spoke with my best friend from college. Way back in the eighties we would often speak of more than sports and the weather. While he doesn’t remember it, he was able to challenge me on some things others couldn’t get away with when I was...
by MJR | Oct 7, 2020 | Stand
Jude 5-7 Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper...
by MJR | Jul 30, 2020 | Stand
“The truth? You can’t handle the truth.” Jack Nicholson’s line from the 1992 file A Few Good Men is one of the most memorable movie quotes of all time. Not many people can handle the truth, but the Apostle Paul was certainly unafraid to speak...
by MJR | Jul 28, 2020 | Stand
“So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.” – Isaiah 59:14-15 Today I spoke with a lifelong friend...
by MJR | Mar 6, 2020 | Stand
Read: Hebrews 10: 32-36 But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on...
