Comrades In Arms
When my friend Shannon struggles, whether with pain or against temptation, she’ll say to me, “Joni, quick, jump in my foxhole!” And it’s her way of saying...
When my friend Shannon struggles, whether with pain or against temptation, she’ll say to me, “Joni, quick, jump in my foxhole!” And it’s her way of saying...
You’ve heard it said that “we are what we eat,” right? Well, I believe that “we are what we think,” as well. The way we interpret the daily realities facing...
Wouldn’t it be great if you knew beyond a doubt that you could delight – I mean really delight – the Lord? Do something that gives him joy and pleasure?...
If I want to keep my quadriplegic body in good health, it requires I drink water every morning, afternoon and evening. I cannot take shortcuts and drink the...
During times of anxiety when I struggle to hold fast to the Lord, I anchor my heart to Psalm 56. There, the psalmist strengthens himself by looking to...
I’ve being reading through the Bible each year with my husband Ken for 15 years. You might think that after reading God’s Word over and over, it might...
Whenever my faith needs fortification, I “strengthen myself in the Lord.” First Samuel 30 shows me how to do it. David is in a terrifying situation...
Contentment requires hard choices. In Philippians 4, Paul tells us he had to learn the secret of being content. And that secret is a hard learning process...
My friend Linda Marie struggles with rheumatoid arthritis. It’s a disability that erodes and thickens your joints, causing tremendous pain. But Linda deals...
I love that we are children of Abraham, and as such, the same covenant promises that were his, are ours. And it’s why I love what God says to Abraham...