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...
by Joanne | Jul 1, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
We continue with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, also known as The Beatitudes. Today we are reading: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4, NASB) The mourning He speaks of here derives from the word “lament”. It is a...
