by Joanne | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
This study of Esther keeps bringing timely lessons to be learned … We find the plan of Haman fully uncovered and backfiring on him as we continue to read Esther 7:7-10. The very gallows he intended for Mordecai will soon be used for his own demise. As I read...
by Joanne | Aug 16, 2020 | Quotes & Thoughts
“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.†(John 16:33, NLT) “The typical view of the Christian life is that it means being...
by Joanne | Jun 8, 2020 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
Let’s continue our trek to Jerusalem with this Psalm 129, the tenth song of ascents. Here we find ourselves reminded the journey will not always be easy but that we have been promised strength to overcome. We may know and experience adversity, but those who wage...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2020 | Devoted Living
“No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.” (Romans 8:37, NLT) “The underlying foundation of the Christian faith is the undeserved, limitless miracle of the love of God that was exhibited on the Cross of...
by Joanne | Jan 28, 2019 | Encouragement
The familiar words come back to mind: “… in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.†And yet on any given day, I can be overwhelmed … by my to-do list, getting caught up on the laundry, paying bills, work, or just thinking about...
