by Joanne | May 18, 2017 | Encouragement
There is a beautiful story in the last chapter of the Gospel of Luke … A group is listening to two of the disciples share about their encounter with Jesus while on the road to Emmaus. Suddenly, Jesus appears among them, saying, “Peace be with you†(Luke...
by Joanne | May 17, 2017 | Book Reviews, Encouragement
The thought had been with me for quite a number of days …Â We are all image bearers. We bear the image of Christ. In creating man, God stamped His very image on each of us. Our worth stems from the truth God loves us because He created us and not based on...
by Joanne | May 8, 2017 | Encouragement
“And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech.” (Ruth 2:3, NLT) The farmers were to leave the edges of their fields unharvested. They were permitted to glean one time only,...
by Joanne | May 3, 2017 | Encouragement
We should be good friends with our locksmith. We seem to frequently be in need of copies for our front door key. Not sure how it occurs, but somehow it ends up that we only have one set which leaves someone, or two, needing a key. As I put my new key on my key ring,...
by Joanne | May 1, 2017 | Encouragement
Recently I found myself turning back to a story which has continued to impact my life over the course of the last few years. At this point, it is most familiar to me as I have turned it inside out in search of its depth of meaning, always to discover a new gem of...
by Joanne | Apr 27, 2017 | Encouragement
The story of Hagar has been before me for a few days. Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant of Sarai. She was stripped of all personal rights as a person, as a woman, and had to give into Sarai’s every demand. Her very name, Hagar, means “flight”. This is...
