Glenda Paquin

The Lord places us in situations, and at times, these are not comfortable. We are delusional if we think grassy meadows and buttercups will also surround us. Or, for this coming season, a hot chocolate, a warm fire and soothing music. As we all know, there are many challenges and stumbling blocks in our path, and one challenging area is dealing with difficult people or uncomfortable situations. One of my challenges is dealing with close friends and family members who are not followers of Christ (yet), and it[...]

The Lord places us in situations, and at times, these are not comfortable. We are delusional if we think grassy meadows and buttercups will also surround us. Or, for this coming season, a hot chocolate, a warm fire and soothing music. As we all know, there are many challenges and stumbling blocks in our path, and one challenging area is dealing with difficult people or uncomfortable situations. One of my challenges is dealing with close friends and family members who are not followers of Christ (yet), and it[...]

In a recent HEARTstrong morning teaching, Pastor Jason spoke of blamelessness versus sinlessness. Blameless vs sinless, what does this mean? No one is without sin, no one, only Jesus. We have all sinned and fallen short. Matthew 8:7(ESV)says, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." Sinless is to be without blemish - to have a faultless record in every way, thought, word, and deed. No one can be sinless. No one can achieve this perfection in the eyes of God as He is th[...]

"If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven and heal their Land." 2 Chronicles 7: 14 (ESV). I never did take a computer programming course in my studies, but I did get into analytics as part of my vocation. As I dove into the world of programs, like Excel and Access and others, I learned something that stands out boldly in God's Word and for me. It's called the "if/then" logic. I can see how it set[...]

In Christ, whoever believes in the Son is saved, redeemed from their past life of sin, is a new creation and has eternal life. We read this in Ephesians 4 and Colossians 3. God's word gives us clear instructions for Christian living. It clearly tells us to take off the old self meaning old beliefs, thoughts, and habits and put on the new self. So why are so many of us walking around in the same old ratty clothes? This past year at our LifeGroup, we completed two studies, Uninvited, about overcoming the pain[...]

The Lord places us in situations, and at times these are not comfortable. We are delusional if we think grassy meadows and buttercups will also surround us. Or for this coming season, a hot chocolate, a warm fire and soothing music. As we all know, there are many challenges and stumbling blocks in our path, and one challenging area is dealing with difficult people or uncomfortable situations. One of my challenges is dealing with close friends and family members who are not followers of Christ (yet), and it ca[...]

In a recent teaching, I was reminded of Hebrews 11:6 “For without faith it is impossible to please Him, for those that would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.  God knows our hearts – HE KNOWS our true motives for everything.  He knows our wants and desires, our thoughts and character. Why we do our works Why we are tempted and are drawn into sin Why we struggle and fall at times Why we behave the way to do He is not aski[...]