by Joanne | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
“I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me.” (2 Corinthians 12: 15, NLT) “Natural human love expects something in return. The real test of a saint is not one’s...
by Joanne | Feb 28, 2020 | Encouragement, Prayer, Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Before. Psalm 139 is most often quoted to remind us of the preciousness of life in the womb. Yet there is a verse even before the oft quoted...
by Joanne | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
This past week was the start of Hello Mornings new study, God’s Prevailing Purpose. There were many insights which brought good discussion and personal reflection. ~*~*~ The story unfolds in Genesis 37:1-11, where we find a seventeen year old Joseph. He’s...
by Joanne | Feb 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Growing up in Sunday School, the story of Noah and the ark became a familiar one early on. God has Noah build an ark according to very specific instructions, which Noah carefully follows down to every detail. Upon completion, God then instructs Noah to gather his...
by Joanne | Feb 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.†(Ephesians 5:14, NLT) “We all have many dreams and aspirations when we are young, but sooner or later we realize we have no power to accomplish them … The remarkable thing about...
by Joanne | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Risk. Sitting long and hard thinking on this one word, I realized it meant only one thing to me – opening myself up to danger or injury...
