Author: Jen Thorn

How Is Your Hearing?

I imagine if someone had tried to sell Thomas tickets to a timeshare he would have been skeptical. It seems like Thomas’s personality lent itself to being more cautious, thoughtful, and at times, doubting. I imagine Thomas being more quiet, taking things in, and thinking things through. Of course I

Read More »

An Unknown Disciple

Welcome to Week 3 as we continue our study on the 12 disciples of Jesus. This week we will be looking at a few men of whom very little is known. One such man is James, Son of Alphaeus, also known as James the Less or James the Younger. This

Read More »

Jesus, Broken For Us

Good morning and welcome to our last week of our Broken and Redeemed study. I am so happy you have stuck with us this far because I believe this week is the most important week in our study. Over the course of the last 5 weeks we have seen that

Read More »

Sarah & Infertility

This week we are looking at the hard topic of infertility. It is hard because it is so painful, emotionally draining, and all consuming. Many have been waiting all their life to finally have children, only to be met with the bitter disappointment of infertility. There are a number of

Read More »

No Need To Fear

Fear… It can be caused by almost anything. It can be triggered through people, hardship, loss, the past, and the unknown of the future. Fear is that feeling of anxiety or dread concerning the outcome of something; that your needs or desires will not be met. Fear is a good

Read More »

Loss And Loneliness

Loss and loneliness are ever present realities. While we close out this week’s study on these topics, they do not come to a close in our lives. I experienced loss as a teenager. While the dark and oppressive cloud of sadness, fear, and despair has lifted, this has left scars

Read More »

The Fruit Of Wisdom

Welcome to our last week of our Walking In Wisdom study. We hope that you have had a good time studying, thinking, and praying through various Proverbs on wisdom. During our last week together we are going to be looking at the fruit, or result, of wisdom. We have learned

Read More »

The Value Of A Good Name

If we were to ask people on the street to list the three most important things in their lives we might hear things like, family, God, career, wealth, and a myriad of other commonly shared values. What I do not think we would hear many claim to be of vital

Read More »

The Influence of Friends

Good morning and welcome to Week 3 in our Walking In Wisdom study! This week the focus is on relationships. Our lives are made up of various kinds of relationships – at work, at home, at church, at school, at the park, and at the store, just to name a

Read More »

A Wise Woman Speaks The Gospel

Speech is a beautiful gift. It distinguishes us from all earthly creations. It allows us to communicate with others, to pray to and praise God, and as William Stevens once said, the ability to speak “allies us to angelic beings.” But, as with all things tainted by sin, we have

Read More »