by Joanne | May 4, 2015 | Devoted Living
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control.†(Galatians 5:22-23, NLT) I spent the last week looking at the remainder of the fruit: Goodness. It is the...
by Joanne | Apr 30, 2015 | Devoted Living
Sabbath. The word gets thrown around pretty easily. I see it often in blog posts, in my inbox and in Scripture. Somewhere in the course of my life, I seemed to have let myself slide into thinking it meant going to church on Sundays. But as of late, I am coming to...
by Joanne | Apr 27, 2015 | Devoted Living
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control.” (Galatians 5:22-23, NLT) This past week I began taking a closer look at the fruit of the Spirit:...
by Joanne | Apr 23, 2015 | Devoted Living
I am not a wine drinker. At all. So when I kept returning to a story about wine, I became curious what the story held for me …. Jesus and His mother are attending a wedding and the wine runs out. Weddings were a big thing then, often being a week long...
by Joanne | Apr 20, 2015 | Devoted Living
In this last week of studying in the Psalms, we focused on this thought … “He satisfies completely. Therefore, I will choose to be filled by Him.” There is a lasting satisfaction and fulfillment which comes only from spending time with Him. Psalm 63....
by Joanne | Apr 13, 2015 | Devoted Living
This week the study focused on this truth … “He speaks truth. Therefore, I will delight in His Word.” There is a deep seated joy which comes from spending time in Scripture which brings a lasting satisfaction to our lives. Psalm 1. This psalm...
