by MJR | Sep 4, 2025 | Genuine Hope
I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man. Ecclesiastes 3: 12-13 This afternoon I stopped by one of...
by MJR | Sep 3, 2025 | Genuine Hope
“He who walks blamelessly and does what is rightand speaks truth in his heart…who does not slander with his tongueand does no evil to his neighbor,nor takes up a reproach against his friend; Who honors those who fear the Lord; who keeps an oath even when it...
by MJR | Sep 2, 2025 | Genuine Hope
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Without going into a lot of detail, Patrina and I had a scare early this morning as she tripped and fell headlong. She said later that she...
by MJR | Aug 29, 2025 | Genuine Hope
The grass withers, the flower fades,but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40>8 Every season of life has it’s purpose for us just as the different seasons experienced by different people in the Bible help us learn by their response. After Moses died,...
by MJR | Aug 28, 2025 | Genuine Hope
God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 As we walked through the airport in Phoenix this morning on our way to baggage claim, I couldn’t help but notice the two simple words as tattoos on the front of a young...
by MJR | Aug 27, 2025 | Genuine Hope
“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease” Genesis 8:22 Years ago my company encouraged us to read the book, Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your...