by Joanne | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
This past week brought the study, “The Dwelling Place of God” to a close. It was both a timely and powerful study, one I recommend if you are looking for a Bible Study. We began the week with Ezra 9:1-5, where we found the Jewish leaders had come to Ezra...
by Joanne | Sep 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
“He lets me rest in green meadows ….†(Psalm 23:2, NLT) Rest – we all long for it and often it can elude us. The psalmist brings us to the realization that only the Shepherd can bring us to the point of rest. Sheep, by nature, are fearful animals. They are...
by Joanne | Sep 27, 2020 | Quotes & Thoughts
“But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48, NLT) “Our Lord’s exhortation to us in verses 38-48 is to be generous in our behavior toward everyone. Beware of living according to your natural affections in...
by Joanne | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Your. Your … “a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective” (dictionary.com). With that definition...
by Joanne | Sep 24, 2020 | Book Reviews
When this year 2020 began in January, no one could have prepared us for all it would unfold. It surely seemed like an ordinary start to another year. But this was the year we all would hear and learn words like “unprecedented”, “mitigation”,...