by Joanne | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Simeon. He’s an interesting person in the story of Christmas. We don’t know much about him. Many assume he was a priest, although this is not clearly to us. We are told, however, two things about him: “He was righteous and devout and eagerly waiting...
by Joanne | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
“I will make you my wife forever; showing you righteousness and justice,unfailing love and compassion. I will be faithful to you and make you mine,and you will finally know me as the Lord.” (Hosea 2:19-20, NLT) “Throughout the book of Hosea, God...
by Joanne | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Still. Somewhere during the month of October, I felt compelled to prepare my heart to be prepared by Advent. Out came the Christmas music and my focus was on an...
by Joanne | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
The story of Zechariah and Elizabeth is an integral part of the Christmas story and birth of Jesus. We hear the details every Christmas season … they were righteous, they were childless, they were old, Zechariah questioned, he was struck mute, Elizabeth’s...
by Joanne | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s the fourth week of “It Could Only Be Jesus” and we are in the midst of the Christmas story now: We are blessed in believing. In Luke 1:39-45, we find Mary hurrying to the home of Elizabeth. Upon entering the home, Elizabeth, also pregnant,...
by Joanne | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
I went through my teenage years listening to Amy Grant and Kathy Troccoli music. It should not come as a surprise that one of my favorites Christmas songs is on Amy Grant’s Christmas CD. I have loved this song for years. Even at other times of the year, this song...
