by Joanne | Dec 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
“On coming to the house, they (the wise men) saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.â€Â (Matthew 2:11 NIV). The saw.            They bowed.                               They worshiped...
by Joanne | Dec 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuelâ€â€“which means, “God with us.â€Â  (Matthew 1:22-23 NIV). Sometimes I can read the...
by Joanne | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
I read this quote today by Ann Voskamp: “God appoints people who do disappoint – to point to a God who never disappoints.” Who of us has not been disappointed by those we thought would always stand by us? And who of us has not disappointed others? Yet I...
by Joanne | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
“After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his...
by Joanne | Dec 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
This morning I ripped a page off my calendar in order to read today’s verse. It is such a familiar & comforting action each morning. Usually. This morning? Not so much. With each page torn, I am coming to the end of this calendar. I realized that this particular...
by Joanne | Dec 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
I read this portion of Scripture last night from Mark 9:33-37 (NLT): 33 After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you discussing out on the road?â€34 But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about...
