Devotional | Gratitude and Grace

On the 9th of December 2022, it marked 2,287 days since God declared healing over me. I spent some time reflecting on the previous day…… It had started out wonderfully I had a dream where I sensed God’s presence so strongly and I was greatly encouraged, but by the afternoon I was in a state …

Book Review of “The Challenge to Trust on the Path to Peace: A 50-day Journey” by Cindy Janecka.

Today I am reviewing The Challenge to Trust on the Path to Peace: A 50-day Journey” by Cindy Janecka. Blurb taken from Amazon: “If you would like to exchange your restlessness and anxiousness for a heart and mind of peace, come along on this inspirational 50-day journey. We are commanded throughout Scripture to trust God, …

Devotional | No Longer I, a devotion by Keona Tann

On the 18th of May 2022, I was getting ready for my work placement and I was really struggling, now battling to get there wasn’t a new thing because almost every day I contended to get there. My reasons varied but mainly because it was so exhausting for me, the 2 afternoons a week completely …

Throwback Thursday |  Finding Sampson: Iron Age Superhero by Bryan Winters

Today’s Throwback Thursday is  “Finding Sampson: Iron Age Superhero” by Bryan Winters “Three thousand years ago, Samson lived alongside an intelligent, technologically advanced, small nation, known as Philistia. Their leaders came up against a superhero with Asperger’s Syndrome. It took tactics to place the strong man and considerable plotting to remove him, and the strategies …

19+ years, a devotional by Keona J. Tann

Ephesians 4 (verse 32) issues a challenge for us to be kind and helpful to others; compassionate and understanding; we’re urged to forgive others just as God in Jesus Christ has forgiven us. Past hurt But let’s be honest it can be a HUGE challenge to forgive and 1 particular aspect of my life has …

Letting go of control, a devotion by Keona J Tann.

In May 2019 a friend invited me on an all-expenses paid Par Avion day out. After I read her message I thanked her and then researched the day trip to Melaleuca, as I did I got excited and cried happy tears. Leading up to the day my excitement grew and grew. Then the day before …

Book Review | The Well-Watered Woman by Gretchen Saffles

My book review of The Well-Watered Woman by Gretchen Saffles Description: “Discover the bottomless, refreshing Well of God’s Word-and experience a fullness and peace beyond your circumstances. In the chaos of our everyday, it can be difficult to live out and apply the truths of Scripture. We want more of Jesus, but we find ourselves …

A Moment of Doubt, a devotion by Keona J Tann

Early November 2021 I had a real moment of doubt. I am currently attempting my Diploma of Ministry and I received barely a pass on one of my assignments and I felt utterly devastated. Studying has been a real struggle for me on many different levels but I’d put so much effort into my assignment …

Grace for today and forevermore, a devotion by Keona J. Tann

Recently I was reading Matthew‬ ‭11:28-30 and within that wonderful passage is an invitation to “learn the unforced rhythms of grace.”‬‬ (The Message)‬ ‬That phrase struck a chord in my heart and I desired to understand what it meant. Grace found 4 ways I discovered that grace can be found in 4 ways:• we can …

Devotional | Irritably Impatient, a devotion by Keona J Tann

As I write this it has been 1,765 days since my Call, it’s been 1,765 days of waiting, 1,765 days looking for things to change, 1,765 days of hoping that the right doors would open, 1,765 days praying that the opportunities would come AND that I could embrace them, that I would be well enough, …