by MJR | Feb 7, 2011 | Christianity, Faith
Genesis 15:6 tells us, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” The Grace of God is so radically different from other world views and religions. When was the last time you heard someone refer to their karma? Or maybe someone...
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 | Sep 6, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Over the last several weeks, I have been leading a class discussing Timothy Keller’s The Prodigal God and the implications of Jesus’ parables found in Luke 15 – the lost sheep, coin and sons. In each of the illustrations there is a celebration of the...
by MJR | Aug 27, 2009 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
It seems that followers of Christ are sometimes their own worst enemies. We take the Truth of the Gospel and then make it nothing more than religion- a list of do’s and dont’s that somehow will establish a connection with God. In the end religion is a dead end. In his...
