by MJR | Jul 16, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. Amos...
by MJR | Jul 15, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. Luke 10:30, 33...
by MJR | Jul 14, 2025 | Genuine Hope
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5: 22-23 Patience is a challenging word for most of us and, in the passage above, the Greek word...
by MJR | Jul 11, 2025 | Genuine Hope
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” begins with this line – “If you can...
by MJR | Jul 8, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Philippians 4:4-5 I don’t remember who said it, but a friend of mine referred to another acquaintance as a sad...
by MJR | Jul 7, 2025 | Genuine Hope
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 I recently saw a bumper sticker with the words “Love Wins.” I can’t be sure...
