by Joanne | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was the sixth and final week in the study, “True Light For Everyone”, the perfect time to bring the study to a close and take a breather … ~*~*~ We began the week in Matthew 2:1-6 which brought several thoughts: Time. Matthew tells us “about...
by Joanne | Dec 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that confess his name.” (Hebrews 13: 15, NIV) “Worship does to the soul what a spring rain does to a thirsty field. It soaks down, seeps in,...
by Joanne | Dec 17, 2019 | Devoted Living
It was the fifth week of True Light for Everyone bringing another five days of meaningful study … ~*~*~ We began with reading Luke 2:1-7. Here we found Joseph and Mary heading to Bethlehem to register for the census. It would seem that Augustus, the Roman...
by Joanne | Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s the last week of the Advent season. I sit in the early morning listening to the pelting rain, pulling my thoughts together on what may yet need to be done. There’s still presents to wrap, some cookies to bake, and food shopping to be done. Oh, and the...
by Joanne | Dec 15, 2019 | Encouragement
“For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ.” (Colossians 1:19, NLT) “God saves, not God empathizes, cares, listens, helps, assists, or applauds. God saves. Specifically “he will save his people from their sins.” Jesus came...