by Joanne | Mar 4, 2023 | Quotes & Thoughts
“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.” (John 16:13, NASB) “One thing is certain,...
by Joanne | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Reach. One line of a song came to mind upon reading the word prompt: “When Your love reached down with sovereign handsAnd...
by Joanne | Feb 28, 2023 | Encouragement, Let's Have Coffee
“Worry†as defined by dictionary.com –> “to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts†(emphasis mine). We do it to ourselves. We torment ourselves with wondering what if something should happen, or what we will do, or what we need. Jesus...
by Joanne | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The last week of our study of Romans, and I highly recommend Romans: The Gospel-Centered Life by The Daily Grace Co. It was a life changing study. In Romans 15:22-23, Paul addresses the topic of prayer. It was verse 30 which struck deeply: “Now I urge you, brethren,...
by Joanne | Feb 27, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
I was tired so I headed to bed an hour earlier than usual knowing full well it might mean waking up even earlier than usual. And I was correct. It was a quiet morning as one would expect at this early hour. An occasional car passes. The air is still and there is...