by Joanne | Aug 26, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
A familiar story crossed my path a few times recently and caused me to look at it more closely. In Exodus, we find the story of Moses. God’s people, the Israelites, are settled in Egypt and doing well. Until the new king begins to take notice of one thing. The...
by Joanne | Aug 20, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
Persecution has been defined as acts or actions taken against a group of people to exterminate or cause harm to the group based on their religious, ethnic, social, or racial background. It can happen anywhere to any group of people. Other parts of the world have...
by Joanne | Aug 12, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
It seems like animosity is all around us, on every plane of life. Politically, racially, educationally, and spiritually, disagreements can be found easily and in number. Many have become contentious – “likely to cause a disagreement or argument”...
by Joanne | Aug 5, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8, NASB) Jesus, in speaking to the crowd that day, now reminds the people – the pure will see God. They would have immediately understood the implications as they would know all it took...
by Joanne | Jul 22, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7, NASB) Mercy: “a blessing that is an act of divine favor of compassion; the withholding of the punishment or judgment our sins deserve.” (from The NLT Study Bible Dictionary) At the heart of...
by Joanne | Jul 15, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
Over the last several weeks, we have been looking at each segment of The Sermon on the Mount. Jesus continued to address the crowd: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matthew 5:6, NASB) Another versions...
