by MJR | Jun 2, 2025 | Genuine Hope
“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.” Acts 17:24 Over the weekend Patrina and I listened to a Navajo guide as we explored the slot canyons in northern Arizona. Much of what...
by MJR | May 30, 2025 | Genuine Hope
“Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve,...
by MJR | May 29, 2025 | Genuine Hope
In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust;I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? Psalm 56: 4 In his book, When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man, Edward T. Welch presents three...
by MJR | May 28, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 This morning I listened to a clip on the subject of fear. This afternoon I encountered a young lady who told me she was still living in...
by MJR | May 27, 2025 | Genuine Hope
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Matthew 7: 13-14 Over the weekend I...
by MJR | May 26, 2025 | Genuine Hope
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us...
