by Joanne | Jun 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
“But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.” (1 Peter 1:15, NLT) I have something against the lying voices that noise our world. They tell you to swap your integrity … to barter your convictions … to...
by Joanne | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … World. The word prompt immediately brings back the commentary in my Bible which had been recently read: “Second Thessalonians is primarily a pastoral letter...
by Joanne | Jun 27, 2019 | Book Reviews
When I began to blog, it was solely for the purpose of leaving a place where my children and grandchildren could one day read about my thoughts. At the time, I had no idea of the meaningful connections which would lie ahead. The Five Minute Friday linkup is one of my...
by Joanne | Jun 26, 2019 | Encouragement
Home. They say “home is where the heart is” and I fully agree. So it is safe to say, I love my home. It is where my family has lived for the last nearly twenty eight years. It may not be the largest home on my street. Nor the one most updated. But it is...
by Joanne | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
The six week study “A Faith That Endures” came to a close with some wonderful thoughts… ~*~*~ We started with reading 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17. Here Paul brings a strong word for us to “stand fast” (or firm). We are to keep a “firm...