Tag Archives: God’s love

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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What does meekness get you?

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 (NIV) Once, when a coworker reported the answer to a knotty problem our team had been wrestling with, I laughed and said, “Oh good… I was right!” The … Continue reading →

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Out of step with perfection

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Jonna Hawker Turek

When I can’t get outdoors to walk, I like to do step aerobics with my Wii Fit system. I eventually added the balance board riser attachment, so I could get a better workout.  The Wii Fit system is calibrated to … Continue reading →

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Looking toward Easter…Now It’s Personal

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Jonna Hawker Turek

“For God so loved the world…” John 3:16 This familiar quotation helps us to understand the nature of God as the words underscore the value to the Shepherd of all of His sheep. In Luke 15 we are told that … Continue reading →

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Tough love

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Jonna Hawker Turek

“I won’t thank a god who allows such suffering!” “How can anyone be thankful with all the tragedy and pain in the world?” “If God is all-powerful, why does He allow bad things to happen to good people?” Those questions … Continue reading →

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