by Joanne | Dec 1, 2019 | Quotes & Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God with us.’ ” (Matthew 1:23, NLT) “God knows what it is like to be a human. When I talk to him about deadlines or long...
by Joanne | Nov 10, 2019 | Encouragement, Uncategorized
“We love each other because he loved us first.” (1 John 4:19, NLT) “Untethered by time, he sees us all … he saw us before we were born. And he loves what he sees. Flooded by emotion. Overcome by pride, the Starmaker turns to us, one by one, and...
by Joanne | Oct 20, 2019 | Quotes & Thoughts, Uncategorized
“O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair … We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.” (Daniel 9:18, NLT) “We think that God will smile on our efforts. He doesn’t....
by Joanne | Jul 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10, NIV) “With God in your world, you aren’t an accident or an incident; you are a gift to the world, a divine...
by Joanne | Jun 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.” (James 4:4, NIV) “John the Baptist set himself apart for one task, to be a voice for Christ. Everything about John centered on his purpose. His dress. His diet. His...
