The ‘Coffee With Jesus’ Blog
Clutter has a way of freezing us in place (pun intended, as it’s currently in the single digits here in North Jersey!). It sits while we linger in indecision, sometimes for years: What do I do with this? What if I need it later? Am I ready to let it go? Over time, piles become burdens—not always because…
It’s been quite a month on the home front — joyful moments followed by lots of crushing ones. I think about a sermon I recently heard and three simple yet powerful words that Jesus spoke over a raging storm: “Hush, be still.” (Mark 4:39). The comfort and rest they immediately brought me was profound. He spoke these…
Hello friends – so many people I talk to want life to be different, yet they feel really stuck. When I ask what’s in the way, they often say they don’t know. They list everything that hasn’t worked: why they can’t change, what others have done, or how they have no time. But the real…
Hey friends – this month I’ve been thinking about something we all need more of, that even Amazon can’t deliver: HOPE. We know that to hope is to cherish a desire with anticipation. It’s a feeling of expectation of wanting something to happen or be true. In English, the word hope usually conveys doubt. We…
Hello friends – I’ve heard that God uses the hardest stories and deepest wounds to shine His light of mercy and grace on those who need it most. But so often we need reminding of this, don’t we? For me, it was emphasized through ‘The Woodpecker’s Parable’. As many of you know, I’m a nature girl. My…