by Joanne | Sep 19, 2018 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
“Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers” (Acts 14:1, NLT). Conversation is a large part of our daily lives. We are sharing words both verbally and in writing...
by Joanne | Sep 6, 2018 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
If you’ve hung around for a bit, you’ve probably come to realize I am not very tech savvy. There is much I have yet to learn about social media, its “etiquette”, and what responses are to be. In spite of my inadequacies, I have found a whole...
by Joanne | Aug 29, 2018 | Devoted Living
Sometimes the Lord works in themes, meaning a message often needs to be repeated in order for it to “stick”. I recently read the book, The Struggle is Real, and you can read my review here. It is a wonderful book and was quite timely, but then, the Lord is...
by Joanne | Aug 27, 2018 | Devoted Living
There are important lessons we can continue to learn from the early Church: We must stay on task. Derailment -Â it’s been defined as “to cause to get off purpose” (dictionary.com). In Acts 20: 1-12, we find Paul preaching when Eutychus falls asleep...
by Joanne | Aug 23, 2018 | Devoted Living
I’m thinking about “success” today. The chase for success begins with thinking success is achieved when we reach a certain goal – perhaps when we hit a certain income level; a position or title at our place of employment; reach a number on the...
by Joanne | Jul 29, 2018 | Devoted Living
“Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.” (2...
