by Joanne | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
It was week 5 in “It Could Only Be Jesus” and our attention was centered in Luke Chapter 2: God specializes in time. In verses 1-7, time is the focus of our reading. We see several things occurring “at the time” Mary is pregnant: ~ a decree...
by Joanne | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Simeon. He’s an interesting person in the story of Christmas. We don’t know much about him. Many assume he was a priest, although this is not clearly to us. We are told, however, two things about him: “He was righteous and devout and eagerly waiting...
by Joanne | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
“I will make you my wife forever; showing you righteousness and justice,unfailing love and compassion. I will be faithful to you and make you mine,and you will finally know me as the Lord.” (Hosea 2:19-20, NLT) “Throughout the book of Hosea, God...
by Joanne | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Still. Somewhere during the month of October, I felt compelled to prepare my heart to be prepared by Advent. Out came the Christmas music and my focus was on an...
by Joanne | Dec 13, 2018 | Book Reviews
Made For The Journey is the inspirational story of Elisabeth Elliot’s first year in the jungles of Ecuador. Before marrying her husband Jim, Elisabeth served with three other single women among the Colorado Indians. Their goal was to learn the language and and...
