by MJR | Feb 22, 2021 | Courage
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. – Job 23:10 When I was in Arizona a few weeks ago, I watched as my oldest grandson successfully crossed the monkey bars in the park near his home. It was the first time I saw him...
by MJR | Nov 13, 2020 | Courage
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. Matthew 18:15 Some time ago I listened as two people spoke frankly to one other. As the discussion heated up a...
by MJR | Nov 12, 2020 | Courage
And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”...
by MJR | Nov 11, 2020 | Courage
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 “Tell a lie once and your truths become questionable.” – I don’t know the source of the quote, but it makes a valid point. Have you ever told (or...
by MJR | Nov 10, 2020 | Courage
For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy...
by MJR | Nov 9, 2020 | Courage
Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his...
