by Joanne | Mar 6, 2023 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
“As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He said to him, “Follow Me!†(Matthew 9:9b, NASB) One day Jesus was walking when He saw a man, Matthew, sitting performing his job, which happened to be that...
by Joanne | Mar 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Reach. One line of a song came to mind upon reading the word prompt: “When Your love reached down with sovereign handsAnd...
by Joanne | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
The last week of our study of Romans, and I highly recommend Romans: The Gospel-Centered Life by The Daily Grace Co. It was a life changing study. In Romans 15:22-23, Paul addresses the topic of prayer. It was verse 30 which struck deeply: “Now I urge you, brethren,...
by Joanne | Feb 27, 2023 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
I was tired so I headed to bed an hour earlier than usual knowing full well it might mean waking up even earlier than usual. And I was correct. It was a quiet morning as one would expect at this early hour. An occasional car passes. The air is still and there is...
by Joanne | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Assume. Assume can be defined as taking something as true or factual without any proof. We do it all the time in assuming the...
by Joanne | Feb 21, 2023 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
We continued on in the book of Romans last week … beginning with Romans 14:1-12 , where Paul is addressing what we may call “gray areas” of faith. In Paul’s time, they were judging the changes in traditions – to eat meat or not? Which day...
