by Joanne | May 17, 2018 | Devoted Living
“So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.” (Matthew 1:19, HCSB) One sentence from a devotional has stayed in my thoughts for several days now: Joseph acted as he did because he...
by Joanne | May 9, 2018 | Devoted Living
A wealthy woman lived in a town Elisha traveled through often. Whenever he was in town, he would stop at her home for something to eat. Nothing too odd about this as many people have the gift of hospitality. One day she suggests to her husband that they build a small...
by Joanne | May 7, 2018 | Devoted Living
Smack in the middle of Bible Study come a few verses which are my undoing. Paul writes to the Thessalonians on loving one another. His words pierce as they come from a man who loves well because he himself has been the recipient of God’s love. He had learned...
by Joanne | Apr 30, 2018 | Devoted Living
This was our last week using the study of “Brave Faith” by Mary Geisen. This week we concentrated on how God often leads us into brave faith asking us to do hard things and as we fight it every step of the way. There were wonderful truths discussed as we...
by Joanne | Apr 25, 2018 | Devoted Living
“We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives as well.” (1 Thessalonians 2:8, NLT) Lord, help me to love well, to love deeply, to love unselfishly – to love others like You. Amen. Photo by...
by Joanne | Apr 23, 2018 | Devoted Living
The sun is shining bright and there is no **SNOW** in the forecast so dare I say, perhaps, spring is here. We all have bravely faced this winter season. We looked at this thought all week – “brave looks a whole lot like everyday” (Mary Geisen). Our...
