by Joanne | May 8, 2019 | Encouragement
“The Lord gave me this message: “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5, NLT) These were the very words Jeremiah heard God speak...
by Joanne | Jan 25, 2019 | Encouragement
I don’t like change and usually do not do well with it. When life is in a routine and things are familiar, there is a sense of security. It’s in the familiar I find myself most comfortable. God has a funny way of shaking me out of the familiar and comfortable....
by Joanne | Sep 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is the fourth post in the study, The Power of the Word. Difficulties may not always be welcomed in our lives. Yet this week, Paul showed us how difficulties often serve purposes beyond our understanding. Arguing and division can serve a purpose. In reading Acts...
by Joanne | Jun 26, 2018 | Encouragement
We need to see with fresh eyes each time we read Scripture. The interactions of the people, both with each other and with Jesus, give us such practical insight into the way Jesus also desires to interact with each one of us in our present day. Two stories of healing...
by Joanne | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
We entered our sixth and final week in the study, Power for the World, where we were reminded of God’s power at work in us in every situation, in every place we find ourselves: His power is at work in us. In Acts 17:29-34, Paul points at the power which raised...
