Category Archives: Christianity

en COURAGE ment

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Jonna Hawker Turek

While we may think of courage as fearlessness or daring, more fitting synonyms may be determination and endurance. Continue reading →

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Details, details!

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Jonna Hawker Turek

The grinding process of being honed may be unpleasant, but how exciting to contemplate becoming sharper and more useful to God. Continue reading →

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Trusting when it makes no sense

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Jonna Hawker Turek

How can we accept that painful experiences are merely the dark threads in a beautiful tapestry woven for our benefit? Continue reading →

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A Hopeful New Year

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Putting our faith, our trust, in people or institutions, or even in our own abilities, is a recipe for disappointment. Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

The Christian church has two supreme holy days set apart for us to recognize God’s sacrificial gift when He stepped into the confines of our human experience and took on the sins of us all by dying an excruciating death for our salvation; two days dedicated to giving thanks for His great mercy and His amazing grace. Continue reading →

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Let us gather together

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Welcome to Mrs. Thistlethwaite’s cozy cottage. This evening Tillie is hosting a home Bible study for a group of ladies from her church. You can curl up beside Edgar, Tillie’s pet tortoise, on the cushioned window seat and listen in. Continue reading →

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“Che sera sera” Christians

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

God is in control, so why should we get involved, right? Continue reading →

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Who do you trust?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

With widespread distrust of the modern media and of many political figures, who can we trust in these turbulent times? Continue reading →

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There is always a choice

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Let’s choose to find the joy in this season. Joy and gratitude for God’s great gift of love that does not depend upon traditions or circumstances. Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in the year 2020

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

God is all-powerful. That should go without saying as an absolute requirement to be God. This means that everything we encounter in this life, good and bad, has been allowed by Him. He could have stopped the difficult and the painful, but He chose not to. Not because He doesn’t love us, but because He does. Continue reading →

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