by Joanne | Jun 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
We entered our fifth week in the study, Power for the World, where we read of Paul, Silas, and Timothy and the different people with whom they interacted. They gave us lasting examples of effective communication: Encouragement is often needed “once more”....
by Joanne | Jun 17, 2018 | Encouragement
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere – in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8, NLT) “The disciples’...
by Joanne | Jun 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Restore. Upon reading the word prompt, one verse comes to mind: “In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So...
by Joanne | Jun 14, 2018 | Devoted Living
Having a husband in the auto industry, it is only appropriate that I would be struck with this quote: “Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your...
by Joanne | Jun 13, 2018 | Encouragement
“My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. They will be fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.” (Hosea 14:7, NLT) When we first married, my in-laws had grapevines which were massive – thick and...
