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My first solo book wins award
The Power of a Well-Placed Yes: God's Abundant Faithfulness in a Small Church received an award from the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

Joni Topper
Sep 10 min read


August 2024
August 2024 newsletter

Joni Topper
Aug 14, 20240 min read


Fifty-One Years of Questions
Today is a day I will always remember. I’ve been married to Ernest for forty-two years. We attended a memorial service for one of his...

Joni Topper
Feb 3, 20243 min read


Examine This
“We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe.” (Genesis 37:32b NIV) Joseph’s brothers placed a bloody robe in their...

Joni Topper
Feb 21, 20233 min read


I Choose ............
New year choices, health, scripture application. How to put it all together.

Joni Topper
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Nearing the Shore
Nearing the Shore December 2020 The year 2020 held challenges for the entire world that no one knew were coming. Saying farewell to this...

Joni Topper
Jan 10, 20212 min read


Torn Between Two Lovers
Seven year old me. About the time I said to God, "No one else can have the part of me I gave to you." Best choice I ever made. There was...

Joni Topper
Oct 27, 20202 min read


Walls of Rebellion
“Sometimes when I get up in the night to go to the bathroom or get a drink, when I get back into bed I am so close to the edge there is a...

Joni Topper
Jul 11, 20203 min read


It Started Here
For thirty years I worked six days a week (except for the last couple of years when I sometimes had a five-day workweek). I reported to work before the sun came up in the morning. When I retired, one of my first priorities was to see the sun rise. I could not wait to experience that early morning delight when the day felt serene and full of possibility. My son purchased some acreage next door to me about that time. It had trails throughout where the deer wandered and previou

Joni Topper


My first solo book wins award
The Power of a Well-Placed Yes: God's Abundant Faithfulness in a Small Church received an award from the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

Joni Topper


How Would I Know?
He loved me ere I knew him . What an odd sentence. Over the last week, I’ve talked with people about the music we sing at church....

Joni Topper
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