by Joanne | Mar 10, 2025 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
This past week was Ash Wednesday, and the start of Lent. Lent – the season of giving up, of sacrifice. As the days approached, nothing was on my heart to give up. And so, I decided to give up on giving up. Over the forty days of Lent, I want to solely focus on Jesus...
by Joanne | May 21, 2024 | Devoted Living
As we continued on in our study on various idols in our lives, we looked at success, achievements, careers, and materialism. The one which spoke most deeply to my own life was knowledge. We begin learning from the moment we are born. More so, from the beginning of...
by Joanne | May 7, 2024 | Devoted Living
We continued to look at idols which can take root in our lives. We can look to appearance, food, body image, and health to name a few. But one stood out from the rest, almost like the leader of the pack – the idol of self-sufficiency. Society feeds us the lie...
by Joanne | Apr 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
“The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.” (Elisabeth Elliot) Those three elements can so easily and quickly become idols in our lives. Idols will have us believe that they can...
by Joanne | Jan 30, 2024 | Let's Have Coffee, Uncategorized
We need to examine the motivation of our hearts and asking ourselves a few hard questions may be a good starting point: What compels us to do the things we do? Is it a need to impress others or receive recognition? Would we be content to do if there were little...
