by Joanne | Jul 5, 2017 | Devoted Living
“So now I am giving you a new commandment; Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” (John 13: 34-35, NLT) Love each other. So simple and yet, the...
by Joanne | Jun 29, 2017 | Devoted Living
Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them. They replied, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”) “where are you staying?” “Come and see,” he said. (John 1:38-39, NLT) They had been...
by Joanne | Jun 22, 2017 | Devoted Living
“… Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love …”. (John 15: 9b-10a, NLT) The words sit open before me for several days. They are familiar, no matter the version: “Abide in my love.” (ESV) “Make...
by Joanne | Jun 21, 2017 | Devoted Living
The last several weeks have been spent reading the parables of Jesus and also looking at the behavior of the disciples. The disciples were an eclectic group. Most were not well educated nor admired. They were simple fisherman, or tradesmen, who labored hard each day....
by Joanne | Jun 13, 2017 | Devoted Living
Recently in reading of the call of the first disciples in Luke 5:1-11, several thoughts stood out … While many may “press in” on Jesus, only some will “go deeper”. Great crowds gathered round about Jesus that day on the shore of Galilee....
by Joanne | May 28, 2017 | Devoted Living, Prayer
He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few, So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” (Matthew 9:37-38, NLT) I wonder how many seekers of God are ignored by church...
