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Voter Guides – 2020

Posted on May 1, 2020August 3, 2021 by JoAnne Jones

I hope you find these resources helpful, as we vote, not just for candidates, but also on the issues behind them. May God give you wisdom! Voter Prayer Guide – Intercessors For…

I Cast My Vote for Wisdom

Posted on May 1, 2020August 3, 2021 by JoAnne Jones

I look beyond the issues to the purpose of our life here on earth. We are here to give (not take), to share (not hoard), build up (not tear down), to encourage…

Living Water

Posted on September 17, 2019May 31, 2021 by JoAnne Jones

                   I learned the value of drinking water when I used to compete in road races. At the end of an exhausting run, the only thing that really tasted good…

The Budding of Nature

Posted on April 22, 2019 by JoAnne Jones

“He sustains all things by His powerful word” (Hebrews 1:3).             Spring unfolds before my eyes as I see tree branches shedding their reddish buds and, in their place, tiny green leaves…

Songbird of Ohio

Posted on October 14, 2018October 14, 2018 by JoAnne Jones

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord” (Psalm 150:6).      We were camping on a woodsy site in Ohio on that June morning when I heard it. Sitting by our…

Return to the Light

Posted on September 30, 2018May 26, 2020 by JoAnne Jones

“God turns my darkness into light” (Psalm 18:28).          Lava Tube Cave, Bend, OR —  The clang of feet on metal steps signal our descent into the cave. Hands grasp…

Water for Our Souls

Posted on August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 by JoAnne Jones

“The rain comes down from heaven…watering the earth” (Isaiah 55:10).             This morning a gentle rain was falling on the lawns and trees, making a quiet pattering on the leaves. Its…

Spiritual Senses

Posted on May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 by JoAnne Jones

       “I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened” (Ephesians 1:18).      Walking along a country dirt road one spring day, I was intrigued by…

The Transformation of GI Joe

Posted on May 7, 2018May 19, 2020 by JoAnne Jones

            Sometimes God makes dramatic changes in people’s lives. He did in Joe’s.             The son of Italian immigrants, Joe grew up in Hornell, New York, where…

Basking in the Sun

Posted on February 28, 2018May 8, 2018 by JoAnne Jones

        “The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you” (Numbers 6:24).             What a glorious day—clear blue skies and 75 degrees! In February even….

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