by Joanne | Feb 6, 2024 | Encouragement
We cannot always explain the challenges we face in life. There may even be times in which we can search for an explanation and find there is no answer. A recent read of Psalm 44 brought some thoughts. “O God, we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us...
by Joanne | Jun 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
In recent days, I found myself returning to a familiar verse for peace, comfort, and hope: “We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure.” (Hebrews 6:19, HCSB) My soul is fragile these days as it finds itself in the midst of worldly...
by Joanne | Apr 29, 2019 | Devoted Living
“This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.†(Hebrews 6:19, NLT) The word “anchor†has been stuck in my thoughts for days now. One verse, and one word, flashes me back to a time...
by Joanne | Oct 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
We continued in the devotional, “31 Days in the Gospel of John†looking at these insights: Jesus, lifted up. In John 12:32, we find Jesus talking to the crowd and He tells them, “And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself”...
by Joanne | Oct 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Overcome. The verse came in the middle of the night, 4AM to be exact, and continued to weave its way deeply into my thoughts until it stirred me out from the...