Dealing with Anxiety by Making Space for God – Part 3
Good morning, Making Space for God community! Today I have another video to share with you as part of the series on dealing with anxiety. Are you anxious? Overwhelmed? I believe that when we make space for God, we have the tools to deal with anxiety. Let’s take a look at what Jesus says about […]
Taking Away the Heavy Yoke
Good morning, Making Space for God community! Now that we’re “unofficially” into summer, let’s talk about rest. For some people, summer can be a truly restful time – no school or schedules. And for others, it seems even crazier than the school year, with vacations, family visiting, camps, etc. But God invites us – at […]
Love Your Enemies
Good morning, Making Space for God friends! This morning, while I was preparing for my day, I heard the Lord whisper in my heart: Joanne, it is a privilege to love your enemies. Naturally, I stopped in my tracks. “Is this you Lord?” I have learned it’s better to stop in your tracks and see if […]
Making Space for God through Praise
Two weeks ago, I posted the first video in a short miniseries about dealing with anxiety by Making Space for God. Embedded below or linked here, you will see the second video in this series. Today, if you are feeling anxious, I exhort you to make space for God through prayer and praise.
Waiting and Wondering
As we approach Mother’s Day weekend, I want to share an older blog post about waiting. Some of you may be waiting to become mothers. Others may be waiting for a wayward child to turn around. You could be waiting for a relationship to be healed, for physical healing, for a job, you name it. […]
Never Again
Have you ever told yourself that you will not do something again– something that didn’t work or that drove you crazy… or that was just too difficult? We all feel like that sometimes. Today I said just that. I will never… And I mean never go back to a particular store. So there! I went […]
Anxiety in Your Internal Space

On Monday, I started a series of video blogs about a topic that many people have shared is a real struggle for them – anxiety. At our Drawing Near Conference this past weekend, Dr. Barry Black commissioned us to reverse anxiety with prayer. Take a look at my first video in this series here. In […]
Making Space for God in Anxious Times
Happy Making Space for God Monday! Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be talking about a subject that so many people are dealing with today – anxiety. Watch the video below or on YouTube here. Let’s Make Space for God together so that His presence can help keep you from being overwhelmed with […]
One Spirit
Good afternoon, Making Space for God community! As we are preparing for our Drawing Near Conference which begins tomorrow, I wanted to share with you an entry from my devotional, Drawing Near to God, that deals with one of the themes of my talk – unity. If you are local to Charleston (or want to […]
In Our Midst
Happy Easter Monday! This is the day after we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He has risen and that is the game changer for all of us who believe. He is the hope for yesterday, today, and tomorrow. And the reason that life has meaning as we ponder what this life is all about. […]