by MJR | Aug 7, 2020 | Subtle Lies
A few years ago, Patrina and I traveled with a group of 80 people or so as we explored different sites across Israel. We rode together, ate meals together, and waded into the Dead Sea together. We didn’t know anyone when we arrived, but it was clear early on...
by MJR | Aug 6, 2020 | Subtle Lies
A couple of weeks ago I completed some training from my company’s human resources department on how to conduct myself in the workplace. I will not go over the topics here, but I do think I could sum up the entire program (several hours) in one statement made by...
by MJR | Aug 5, 2020 | Subtle Lies
Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. – Colossians 2:8 I like the phrase “high-sounding nonsense” used...
by MJR | Aug 4, 2020 | Subtle Lies
Hostility is real and ever-present today, isn’t it? The idea of conflict between different people groups is hardly a twenty-first-century idea. After their return from the Babylonian exile, maybe no group of people was more conscious of their own culture than...
by MJR | Jul 31, 2020 | Subtle Lies
Why can’t we have a civil discussion on many topics today? This is a bit long, but read and consider this quote “The basic problem of the Christians in this country in the last eighty years or so, in regard to society and in regard to government, is that...
by MJR | Jul 29, 2020 | Subtle Lies
The best of deviations are subtle, almost undetectable at first glance. – Alistair Begg Have you ever read a book or listened to a pastor or teacher and thought – now that’s a strange idea? I’ve heard sermons most of my life. Many, many...
