by Joanne | Sep 3, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
Let’s return to Jonah for one more week … After the fish spits Jonah out, God speaks to Jonah a second time to go to Nineveh. This time Jonah is obedient and their response is repentance. Jonah finds himself mad for they have now avoided calamity coming...
by Joanne | Aug 27, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
Let’s return to Jonah … On a ship, out at sea, in the middle of a storm. When the other sailors discover it is because of him the calamity has come upon them, they toss him overboard at Jonah’s request. Jonah describes his situation and emotions with...
by Joanne | Aug 20, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee, Prayer
Back to Jonah … From the belly of the fish, Jonah did the only thing he could – he cried out to the Lord. “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish, and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, and He answered...
by Joanne | Aug 13, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
Having been in Habakkuk for several weeks, it seemed another minor prophet was grabbing my attention – Jonah. Jonah, the prophet who called to ministry but did not want to minister to the people God wanted him to go and preach. Running in the other direction of...
by Joanne | Aug 7, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
I continue to return to Habakkuk, his words stir my soul, encourage my heart, and direct my focus to look upward. It can be quite disheartening to see or read about what is unfolding in our world. Add to that any challenges in our personal lives and we can find...
by Joanne | Jul 23, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
I’m still in Habakkuk. When life is challenging, and chaos swirls round about, this prophet settles my soul and brings a fresh delivery of hope. “Are You not from everlasting, O Lord, my God, my Holy One?” (Habakkuk 1:12, NASB) One verse so rich with...
