by Joy Bollinger | Holy Spirit, Rest
“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Every Tuesday night, our church has prayer service, followed by a short teaching from our pastor or a guest. Recently, our pastor taught on the above verse, and as he was teaching, the Lord told me to look up the word...
by Joy Bollinger | Christian Living
My mother always stressed the importance of setting goals, aiming high for desired results, and then striving to achieve them. As I was praying and asking God to help me set goals to think on those things that are pure and righteous; speak what edifies; do those...
by Joy Bollinger | Faith, God's Word
On February 13, 2019, the sound of chain saws and wood chippers awakened me out of a much-needed sleep. The snowstorm of December 9, 2018, had deposited as much as nine inches of heavy, wet snow on parts of East Tennessee and various parts of the Carolinas....
by Joy Bollinger | Prayer & Praying
When studying (James 5:13-17), the last line stood out like a flashing, neon sign: “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” The Holy Spirit then directed me to focus on one word—righteous. We all want our prayers to be powerful and...
by Joy Bollinger | Faith, Salvation
Have you ever seen or known a person whom you believed was completely irredeemable. Their sins appeared to be too great and their heart too hard for them to change their ways? Saul, before he became the Apostle Paul, was such a person. Saul was born to a Jewish...
