by Joy Bollinger | Obedience, Regret, Repentance
Haven’t we all made a decision that we later regretted? Over my lifetime, I have painfully learned that a decision birthed from a willful, prideful heart only yields regret. Thus, it benefits me, before making plans, to first seek God’s council and direction, so that...
by Joy Bollinger | Faith, Hope, LOVE, Trusting God
Thursday morning, I awoke to a crisp, 48-degree day of sunshine and a cloudless azure sky. I quickly dressed and took my fur-baby out for her walk. As I was waiting for her to complete her morning “duty,” my attention was captured by a bird’s lilting song, a glorious...
by Joy Bollinger | Faith, Hope
The world is in chaos and people are looking to humans and the government for solutions, while they tenaciously cling to hope that things will get better. So, what is hope? Hope is defined as having optimism, expectation, faith, trust, belief, confidence, and...
by Joy Bollinger | God's Word, Our Words
When I was a young child, I loved to learn and looked forward to going to school. At age seven, classmates began bullying me with hurtful, demeaning words. Then the bullying progressed to physical attacks. As a very precocious and gregarious child, I was confused and...
by Joy Bollinger | Christian Living, Prayer & Praying, Spiritual Warfare
Peter gave this warning, “Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Paul said, “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this...
by Joy Bollinger | Holy Spirit
I was born into a family that referred to themselves as Christian, yet church attendance was minimal and mostly reserved for Easter and Christmas. And a Bible was not an item found in our home. I was taught that Jesus was a “good” man—a prophet who taught moral...
