by Joanne | Sep 13, 2018 | Encouragement
The book of Job is a book of recorded conversations. In the midst of a series of painful losses, Job talks with his wife and each of his three friends, none of whom offer much advice or true encouragement. Many questions are raised but none as powerful as the very...
by Joanne | Sep 12, 2018 | Encouragement
“This is alone true wisdom, to submit ourselves wholly to the will of God.” (John Calvin) The quote appears in the margin of my Bible in the book of Jonah. Jonah, the man who would not go where God had asked because he did not want to go to the people whom...
by Joanne | Sep 11, 2018 | Book Reviews
When I was asked if I would be willing to review the next two books in the Tales of Buttercup Grove series, I quickly and excitedly responded “yes”. I had already had the joy of reading the first two and they were wonderful. Wendy Dunham and Michal Sparks...
by Joanne | Sep 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is the fourth post in the study, The Power of the Word. Difficulties may not always be welcomed in our lives. Yet this week, Paul showed us how difficulties often serve purposes beyond our understanding. Arguing and division can serve a purpose. In reading Acts...
by Joanne | Sep 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
“I sat to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy. Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.” (Psalm 140:6-7, NIV) “Often we are distracted by life to the point that we are too busy to...
