by Joanne | Mar 26, 2017 | Devoted Living
“See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” (Hebrews 12:15, NIV) The profound implication is this: God will always offer the grace we need in any tribulation or tragedy not to become...
by Joanne | Mar 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is … Embrace. You can click at the bottom of this post to get to Kate Motaung’s site and read all that has been shared on this word. Last night at 11pm just before heading to bed, a quick scroll revealed the five minute...
by Joanne | Mar 23, 2017 | Devoted Living
Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest. Then celebrate the Festival of Harvest to honor the LORD your God. Bring him a voluntary offering in proportion to the blessings you have received from him. This is a time to...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2017 | Encouragement
Earlier this morning I read Luke 8:40-48 where I found two encounters with Jesus. First we have Jairus, who comes to ask Jesus to heal his only daughter, who is dying. While Jesus is on his way to the home of Jairus, the crowd is still with him, and a woman...
by Joanne | Mar 21, 2017 | Devoted Living
It is about mid-way through the Lent season, my thoughts return to conversations and admissions. To “give something up for Lentâ€, as explained by dictionary.com, “is to abandon a pleasurable habit as an act of devotion and self-discipline.” It is a 40...