by Joanne | Mar 11, 2019 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
Jesus asks a most critical question not only of His disciples but of us as well: “Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.†(Luke...
by Joanne | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … More. The word “more” brings the thought of greater, to a higher degree, or a higher quantity. The psalmist comes to a point in life where he...
by Joanne | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
In week four of “Then I Will Go“, my attention was turned towards the subject of prayer and fasting. In Esther 4 (verses 12-17), we find Esther and Mordecai engaged in a conversation through Hathach, a messenger. Mordecai responds to Esther with a hard message and...
by Joanne | Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Life is a battle. If I may be honest, some days I forget this. And then come the days, when life brings the reminder as the battle is fierce. Perhaps that is where you find yourself today so may I share some of the reminders which helped me lately. “A final word: be...
by Joanne | Feb 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s week three in the Hello Mornings study, “Then I Will Go”, a study on the book of Esther. Her story is well loved and familiar, yet God can shine His light, reveal another truth, and sink it deeply into a heart. Haman, a man of position and...
by Joanne | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Recently I watched the movie “Twisterâ€, an adventure movie from the 1990’s about storm chasers researching tornadoes. It just seemed to be what we needed to do to pass some time, and little did I know how one line would stick with me. As the intensity of the...
