by Joanne | Mar 27, 2019 | Encouragement
I had heard the song before as it has come across my path through social media. It always struck me as beautiful but the depth of meaning didn’t hit as deeply until we sang it in corporate worship, and upon seeing the lyrics displayed. “Behold the Lamb The...
by Joanne | Mar 17, 2019 | Encouragement
“Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.” (Romans 8:34, NLT) “Jesus is praying for us … Jesus has spoken and...
by Joanne | Mar 10, 2019 | Encouragement
“The king said to him, “May your God, who you serve so faithfully, rescue you.” (Daniel 6:16, NLT) “Look at Jonah in the fish belly… Look at Daniel in the lions’ den … Or look at Joseph in the pit … Such are the stories...
by Joanne | Mar 1, 2019 | Encouragement
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Search. The dictionary defines search – “to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost”...
by Joanne | Feb 26, 2019 | Encouragement
Our family enjoys going to Ikea even for just a day outing. It’s a great store with a huge layout. The entire route throughout the store is marked with arrows on the floor to get you through from start to finish. There was one time when I wanted to go back to...
by Joanne | Feb 3, 2019 | Encouragement
“Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.” (Mark 5:34, NLT) Maybe all you have [is] a crazy hunch and a high hope. You have nothing to give. But you are hurting. And all you have to offer him is your hurt. If that...
