Tag Archives: Romans 8:28

Do ALL things work together for good?

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Jonna Hawker Turek

When our circumstances seem bad, we must look harder to find the good. Those times are when it is most important to cling to God’s promises. Continue reading →

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Look out!

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Never dismiss the power and efficacy of prayer. The Scriptures are filled with examples of God working out His will and answering prayers most wonderfully when the one praying is available to be used as part of the answer. 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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Resilience in the Covid-19 aftermath

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Jonna Hawker Turek

I’ve frequently posted about the physical property of resilience referred to scientifically as the coefficient of restitution. The coefficient of restitution is a number which indicates how much kinetic energy (energy of motion) remains after a collision of two objects. … Continue reading →

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Can our culture ever bounce back?

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Jonna Hawker Turek

I have a friend who, through no fault of her own, seems to run into more than her fair share of bad luck. Amazingly, no matter what blows she experiences, she always bounces back, somehow. Thinking of how she “bounces … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Coefficient of Restitution?

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Jonna Hawker Turek

One of my friends has been having an unusually long run of bad luck, but no matter what blows knock her down, she always bounces back to her usual, optimistic self.  I believe her strong faith plays a role in … Continue reading →

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