by Joanne | Aug 30, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
“Endure hardship as discipline.” (Hebrews 12: 7, NIV) The problem with this is most of us are not fond of discipline. As a child, I did not enjoy discipline. Being sentenced to my room for a period of time just did not fit into my definition of “fun”. Having...
by Joanne | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last week began with a short reading of 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. The study asked these questions: “What do you think hinders most Christians from giving everything to God? Is there anything in your life that you haven’t fully given to God? If so, what?”...
by Joanne | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
We can be so quick to wonder where God is during difficult times. Yet there are times, we bring those difficulties upon ourselves through our own willful disobedience. This is where we found the people as we began the week in Ezra 5:11-17. “But because our...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s the fourth week of “It Could Only Be Jesus” and we are in the midst of the Christmas story now: We are blessed in believing. In Luke 1:39-45, we find Mary hurrying to the home of Elizabeth. Upon entering the home, Elizabeth, also pregnant,...
by Joanne | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Moment. Moment is defined as “an indefinitely short period of time; an instant” (dictionary.com). “God whispers to us in our pleasures; he...
