by Joanne | Sep 22, 2015 | Devoted Living
“My life is down in the dust, give me life through Your word. I told you about my life, and You listened to me.” (Psalm 119:25-26, Holman Christian Standard Bible) Amazing how reading from an unfamiliar version can bring new insights. And that is exactly...
by Joanne | Sep 15, 2015 | Devoted Living
“Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” (Luke 8:50, NIV1984) This verse sits, written on an index card in a frame, on my kitchen window sill. I knew in my heart, it would need to be visible...
by Joanne | Sep 8, 2015 | Devoted Living
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4, NIV) How many times I have read this verse and this morning, it falls fresh. God has given us some great and...
by Joanne | Sep 1, 2015 | Devoted Living
“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” (1 Peter 1:8, NIV) The early Christians had the privilege of seeing Jesus with their own eyes,...
by Joanne | Aug 25, 2015 | Encouragement
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:44) Every once in a while, we get a glimpse of all God has been weaving in and through our lives. One event suddenly connects to the other,...