by MJR | Aug 9, 2012 | Faith, Focus on Living
Acts 21: 10-14 10… a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and...
by MJR | Feb 1, 2012 | Faith
For the past few weeks, I have been part of several different discussions asking essentially the same question in a variety of settings. This week I read the essential question in one of the textbooks I am reading for a leadership class: Where is the supernatural,...
by MJR | Nov 8, 2011 | Christianity, Faith
Skeptics are everywhere. From the early days of the church some have questioned the authority of God’s Word. Not much is different today. In his second epistle Peter wrote: “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power...
by MJR | Oct 24, 2011 | Faith
2 Corinthans 12: 7- 9 7 So to keep me from being too elated by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that...
by MJR | Oct 20, 2011 | Christianity, Faith, Focus on Living
Tonight I spoke with a physician who has two sons attending two very different schools. The older son attends a school where any talk of God could cause trouble, while the younger son attends a private school in the Cleveland area where prayer to God is encouraged...
by MJR | Oct 18, 2011 | Christianity, Faith
In a time of desperation for the people of Israel, Jeremiah wrote these words of hope. Take a minute and read the scripture: 21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23...
