by Joanne | Aug 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUKcUxnvHEw&w=560&h=315] God only knows the times my life was threatened just today. A reckless car ran out of gas before it ran my way. Near misses all around me, accidents unknown, Though I never see...
by Joanne | Aug 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I listened as my son described what could have been a horrible car accident. Knowing that he is not given to exaggeration, I knew the description was a mild account of what actually had transpired. For the rest of the afternoon, my mind recounted the details realizing...
by Joanne | Aug 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the reasons that Ezra writes to the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem was to remind them to retain & protect their “Jewishness”, if you would. He exhorted them to remain pure in their beliefs, their commitments & their covenant with God....
by Joanne | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
May I always remember – NOTHING, NOTHING is wasted! “He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his...
by Joanne | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
As a college student, I remember learning about Blaise Pascal. He was a seventeenth-century mathematician, a philosopher, and physicist. He was a man with a most creative mind. However, this past week I learned probably what matters most about Pascal – he knew...
by Joanne | Aug 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Book of Ezra is an amazing read. Ezra recounts the events of God bring the Israelites back to Jerusalem after 70 years of exile in Babylon. He shares of their struggles to not give in to pagan influences & practices, their determination to rebuild the Temple...
