by MJR | Aug 18, 2010 | Christianity, Focus on Living, Subtle Lies
Yesterday the actions of the Taliban in Afghanistan were contrasted with the teachings of Christ. Today, consider the antics of a group of “Christians” protesting at funerals across the nation. Today a Missouri judge ruled in favor of Fred Phelps and his...
by MJR | May 26, 2010 | Christianity, Focus on Living, Subtle Lies
If you know you are sick you may go to a doctor; if you don’t know you’re sick you won’t-you just die. Tim Keller’s book The Prodigal God drives home the following point: Moralistic religion works on the principle, “I obey, therefore God...
by MJR | Feb 8, 2010 | Christianity, Focus on Living, Subtle Lies
A great post from Phil Steiger at “Every Thought Captive” Psalm 12 1 Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. 2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts….. Read the...
by MJR | Dec 5, 2009 | Faith, Focus on Living, Sexual Purity, Subtle Lies
One of the top “news” stories of the week focuses on the sexual indiscretions of Tiger Woods. Why? Why do the people in our society seem surprised? Why do they even care? Why is it that a relativistic culture is judgmental in the least? Let’s face...
by MJR | Nov 14, 2009 | Christianity, Compromise, Faith, Focus on Living, Subtle Lies
In the last couple of days I have been involved with a conversation on modesty, another on coarse language, and minutes ago I heard a well know television pastor say he wants to “spread a very wide net so that as many people as possible are...
by MJR | Nov 3, 2009 | Christianity, Compromise, Focus on Living, Subtle Lies
Vigilance is the “action or state of keeping watch”. Proverbs 4:23. Over the years I have used this scripture at one time or another with each of my kids as a warning of letting anything or anyone else get in the way of their relationship with God. Above all else,...
