by Joanne | Oct 11, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
* Today I am sharing an edited post from 2011. Several years ago we had a cat who had a habit of jumping on me from behind, unprovoked and unannounced. We put a bell on her collar to announce her approach and at first, I heard it loud and clear. I never thought the...
by Joanne | Oct 4, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
Wait – it’s an odd sort of word. It’s also my One Word 2022. It brings to mind the thought of standing still, or in one place, while looking forward towards something expectantly. It’s like nothing is being done while something is actually being done....
by Joanne | Sep 27, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
I read a portion of Scripture a few weeks ago and I keep returning to read it over and over. Come join me for a portion of the familiar story … Joseph gets sold to traders and in a nutshell, the journey brings him to a position of high honor in Pharaoh’s...
by Joanne | Sep 20, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
The Old Testament repeatedly tells us of the many times which God’s people wandered, not only physically, but spiritually as well. Their hearts were drawn to other gods, and idols took the place of the one true God. Reading the book of Jeremiah is sobering as...
by Joanne | Sep 13, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
We need to see with fresh eyes each time we read Scripture. The interactions of the people, both with each other and with Jesus, provides us with practical insight into the way Jesus also desires to interact with each one of us in our present day. Two stories of...
by Joanne | Sep 6, 2022 | Let's Have Coffee
For a few days now, I have gone back to read and reread an account in the Gospel of Luke. Come with me … On a particular Sabbath day, Jesus was found teaching in the synagogue, and present was a man whose right hand was withered. The scribes and Pharisees kept...