by Joanne | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
The week began in Matthew 5:2-12 and a focus on the beatitudes. In this sermon, Jesus overturns all that the people were expecting in a Messiah. In so doing, He destroys the validity of their expectations and presents His upside-down kingdom. “His kingdom would...
by Joanne | Mar 21, 2022 | Prayer, Uncategorized
The Lord’s Prayer. It’s familiar, often quoted, even memorized. A recent and slow read stopped me in my tracks recently. Let’s visit Matthew 6 for a few minutes … Jesus is the one who is speaking and addresses the topic of giving: “But when you give to the...
by Joanne | Mar 20, 2022 | Quotes & Thoughts
“O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” (Psalm 34:8, NASB) “He saves, keeps, and satisfies … The Lord saves … out of troubles … He also keeps. David is talking about an encampment of...
by Joanne | Mar 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Easy. We’ve been married a long time now and have gone through many challenges together. We always say the same thing when a...
by Joanne | Mar 15, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
Peter. I wonder if he knew how messy life would become when he first heard Jesus call him. “Follow Me” probably seemed easy at the time. How could he have known that every impetuous action was going to be recorded in Scripture for all time? He was the one...
