by Joanne | Jan 18, 2018 | Prayer
I shared the Scripture with my early online Bible Study group … “I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.” (3 John 4, NLT) It is a beautiful and oft-quoted verse yet we often ignore the reason it was written....
by Joanne | Jan 17, 2018 | Devoted Living
The past week brought to mind the story of Abraham and Isaac. Beyond the years of childbearing, and without any hope of children, God delivers on His promise and Isaac is born. The joy, of this now older couple, is unimaginable to our human minds. Isaac – a...
by Joanne | Jan 16, 2018 | Encouragement
We continued in our study of hope this past week, this truth becoming more and more evident each day … Hope rises up in our souls as we remember hope comes from God. This second week of looking more closely at “hope” brought the following...
by Joanne | Jan 15, 2018 | Devoted Living
The word had come to me with a surety it was, indeed, the one word for 2018. But I wasn’t sure I was going to like it. But it’s my word for the year and I will embrace it. Keeping the word before me has been easy thus far. I want to focus on what God has...
by Joanne | Jan 14, 2018 | Devoted Living
“Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said.” (Matthew...