by Joanne | Mar 10, 2025 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
This past week was Ash Wednesday, and the start of Lent. Lent – the season of giving up, of sacrifice. As the days approached, nothing was on my heart to give up. And so, I decided to give up on giving up. Over the forty days of Lent, I want to solely focus on Jesus...
by Joanne | Oct 7, 2024 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
Growing up, I loved going to church. It played a large and important part of my childhood. Sunday School, VBS, and youth group each helped to shape my life. Going into my adult life, we attended church and yet, it seemed more like habit until reading a...
by Joanne | May 28, 2024 | Devoted Living
Last week we concluded our time in More Than Anything and our study of idolatry. God has given us much to enjoy and find delight. The problem lies when we look to them to fulfill us, to give our lives meaning, or purpose. We can often let those very things consume us...
by Joanne | May 21, 2024 | Devoted Living
As we continued on in our study on various idols in our lives, we looked at success, achievements, careers, and materialism. The one which spoke most deeply to my own life was knowledge. We begin learning from the moment we are born. More so, from the beginning of...
by Joanne | May 14, 2024 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
“What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God...
by Joanne | May 7, 2024 | Devoted Living
We continued to look at idols which can take root in our lives. We can look to appearance, food, body image, and health to name a few. But one stood out from the rest, almost like the leader of the pack – the idol of self-sufficiency. Society feeds us the lie...
