by Joanne | Jan 21, 2020 | Prayer, Uncategorized
My word for this year, Savor, continues to unfold before me in the most unusual of ways, speaking to my soul the very words it needs. It is at our tables our bodies find nourishment as we sit and partake of our meals; and it is at His table our souls find the morsels...
by Joanne | Jan 20, 2020 | Prayer, Uncategorized
The mere mention of the Book of Job is enough to send one running. The book reminds us of loss and devastation and painful suffering. After losing everything but his wife, whose only advice was to “Curse God and die.†(see Job 2:9), Job still remained faithful to...
by Joanne | Jan 19, 2020 | Devoted Living
“Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.” (Mark 4:10, NLT) “As you journey with God, the only thing He intends to be clear is the way He deals with...
by Joanne | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Sacrifice. Sacrifice. The word brings to mind the giving up of something or the loss. This life will require sacrifice of us – the...
by Joanne | Jan 16, 2020 | Book Reviews
“The first service one owes to others in the community involves listening to them. Just as our love for God begins with listening to God’s Word, the beginning of love for other Christians is learning to listen to them. God’s love for us is shown by...
