Knowing Jesus changes everything. When we surrender to Him, our sins are forgiven, our future is secure. We are free.
But living a life of godliness—aligned with God’s Word—is challenging. Especially with the enemy of our souls hissing in our ears. And although he cannot take our salvation, he can steal our joy and cause us to stumble.
Julianne Winkler Smith
My prayer is that these posts encourage and inspire you. I hope the stories are relatable and the eternal Truths reassuring…and that you are encouraged by grace along the journey Home.
prepositional awe
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. ~Romans 11:36 As a writer, I’m a grammar nerd—always have been. Because my mom immigrated to the US from Italy as a teenager speaking no English at all, she worked very hard to quickly master the language of her new home…
gaining courage
Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the…
lost opportunities
Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. ~Colossians 4:5 (NLT) Confession time. I am way too often a very poor ambassador of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). Around my friends and church family? No problemo. Even in welcoming new people to church on Sundays, my attitude is love,…
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encouraged by grace 