by Joanne | Jan 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Recently these words by Chuck Swindoll crossed my path a few times: “When I ask people when they really grew spiritually, they never describe an easy time. Never.” For each of us, some life storms may very well be God-appointed storms. “The Lord has His way in the...
by Joanne | Feb 11, 2025 | Let's Have Coffee
About a week ago, our area experienced an earthquake. The sound was eerie and our house shook pretty hard, leaving no doubt as to what was occurring. It brought to mind the movie “Twister”, an adventure movie from the 1990’s about two storm chasers researching...
by Joanne | Aug 13, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
Having been in Habakkuk for several weeks, it seemed another minor prophet was grabbing my attention – Jonah. Jonah, the prophet who called to ministry but did not want to minister to the people God wanted him to go and preach. Running in the other direction of...
by Joanne | Jul 2, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
Matthew 14:22-32. Here we find the disciples in a boat, on the sea, in the midst of a storm. We always marvel at how they were fearful. We always wonder how they could be fearful or doubtful when they had been with Jesus, experiencing the miracles first hand. And yet...
by Joanne | Jun 25, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee
I have read Philippians Chapter 1 many times over the years. The wonder and beauty of Scripture is how it is able to fall like you had never read it before. The Lord knows exactly how to bring a portion to life in order to bring encouragement and hope. During...