by Joy Bollinger | Christian Living, Faith
It is safe to say that in living life, we cannot avoid trials, misfortunes, heartaches, afflictions, adversities, calamities, catastrophes, or death. Knowing that, we should ask ourselves, “Am I spiritually prepared for any eventuality, and how would I respond to God...
by Joy Bollinger | Christian Living, Faith
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 NIV What does God say about the heart? The heart is mentioned 830 times in the King James Bible, so we can assume that God wants us...
by Joy Bollinger | Christian Living, Faith
One Sunday morning as Michael and I were driving to church, I commented that just in the first mile, I had counted three self-storage businesses. I laughed and said that we had paid our fair share to store things, until we eventually sold what we could and then gave...
by Joy Bollinger | Faith, God's Love, God's Sovereignty
“I AM He; I AM the First, and I AM the Last. My hand laid the foundation of the earth and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together” (Isaiah 48:12-13). As I pondered this scripture, I became even more awed by our Creator’s...
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....
