by Joanne Ellison | Jul 29, 2019 | Encouragement, God, Jesus, Joanne's Blog, Reflection
How many times have you heard someone say, “ The truth is….” It’s just something we say when we want to emphasize that what we are getting ready to say is the honest truth. The problem is that there are so many ideas, philosophies and religions that purport to be...
by Joanne Ellison | Jul 25, 2019 | Encouragement
Good morning, Drawing Near to God community! Recently, I had the honor of preaching at my home church, St. Andrew’s in Mt. Pleasant. The title of my sermon was Pressing On, with the focus Scripture being Philippians 3.1-16. Here are some of the key points from...
by Joanne Ellison | Jul 22, 2019 | Encouragement, Holy Spirit, Joanne's Blog, Making Space, Marriage, Reflection
Today on my Making Space Monday (for God that is!) I want to discuss how impossible it seems to grow fruit. Now I don’t mean fruit such as what grows on trees but fruit that grows in our hearts. Paul called this collectively “fruit” of the Spirit....
by Joanne Ellison | Jul 18, 2019 | Holy Spirit, Joanne's Blog, Making Space, Video
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Holy Spirit, Our Guide. Today I want to continue on that track of exploring the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives by talking about our body being the temple of the Holy Spirit. In the video below, we look at Paul’s...
by Joanne Ellison | Jul 15, 2019 | Encouragement, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Joanne's Blog, Reflection
This summer I went on a biking trip and throughout the long, and sometimes grueling, days I began to see an analogy between my husband’s help with my cycling efforts and the Holy Spirit who is our Paraclete (meaning comes alongside). So I decided to share with you...
