by Jodie Stevens | Jan 5, 2015 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction |
“Do you want to get well?” Jesus asks the invalid lying near the healing waters at the pool of Bethesda after learning he’d been in the same condition for thirty eight years (John 5: 1-15). Instead of an affirmative: “Yes I want to get well” He responds with several...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 9, 2014 | Hope, Love |
At Christmas time we give gifts to one another to celebrate the ultimate one we have received, eternal life through our Savior Jesus Christ. It’s a gift so massive that nothing can contain it. It’s like a volcano that explodes with joy, its lava is love and out of it...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 3, 2014 | Boundaries, Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Patience |
I asked God to give me a husband and He did, after way too many years of loneliness. I asked God to help me get sober and He did, a thousand regrets later than I wanted. I asked God help me find me the right job and He did, after at least a dozen wrong ones. I asked...
by Jodie Stevens | Dec 1, 2014 | Emotional Difficulties & Addiction, Hope |
It’s February of ‘02, a few months shy of my 31st birthday. The rain is pouring down as is typical of winter evenings in Portland, Oregon. I’ve just returned home from my part time job as a reporter for the county station. The pay is lousy and I’m frustrated. It’s...
by Jodie Stevens | Nov 25, 2014 | Thankfulness |
I recently posted the question on Facebook: How do you express gratitude? Some people said hugs and cards. For others, it was through prayers and acts of service. And for many people expressing gratitude simply meant maintaining a good attitude regardless of their...
