Joni Topper
Be Still
Today is day 41 that I have been social distancing. Asking me to be still is like asking a zebra to lose his stripes. I woke this...
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Joni Topper
Apr 3, 20202 min
Thanks Mom
Thanks Mom, for toughing it out with your three teenage daughters and showing us firsthand how to persevere in the pursuit of knowing God.
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Joni Topper
Mar 18, 20203 min
Most patriotic thing I may ever do.
I recently found a note to myself that said “the DOING causes the changing.” As this thought rolled around in my head, I wondered whether...
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Joni Topper
Mar 7, 20203 min
Unexpected Joy
The refrigerator at the church went out a few weeks ago. The appliance was only 1 ½ years old but the warranty period had passed. After...
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Joni Topper
Feb 23, 20202 min
Small Church Big Prayer
All families experience an ebb and flow of life, a changing of seasons. Churches are families too. Ours has been a small family recently...
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Joni Topper
Dec 1, 20192 min
Encounters with Greatness
Lady Bird Johnson entered to listen to the music.
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Joni Topper
Nov 25, 20193 min
Mealtime
God in his great love created mankind with the need for both community and nutrition. Mealtime is a great occasion to meet both needs.
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Joni Topper
Nov 18, 20191 min
Everlasting Love
When you’ve tried your best when you’ve given your all and you still find yourself running into a wall, remember Jeremiah 31:3 says, “He...
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Joni Topper
Nov 10, 20193 min
Temptation
The truth of his words found a home in my heart.
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Joni Topper
Nov 3, 20192 min
A Short Walk, A Good Talk
Right there on the trail God joined our conversation.
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Joni Topper
Oct 28, 20192 min
What you do matters
I have a friend who recently came to me and said that she was going to change her life in order to save her marriage. She and her husband...
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Joni Topper
Oct 21, 20192 min
I Don’t Pretend to Understand
I don’t pretend to understand drug abuse. I don’t pretend to understand alcohol abuse. What I do know very well is that it is easier to...
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Joni Topper
Oct 7, 20193 min
Piano Players
We were gathering for the evening service. The day was hot yet the temperature in the open sided tabernacle was as cool as a welcome...
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Joni Topper
Sep 30, 20193 min
Lessons From the Football Field – Part 2
The next week my husband and I were able to go to the game. It was very hot. The bleachers were silver aluminum. Sitting in them could...
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Joni Topper
Sep 23, 20192 min
Lessons from the Football Field – Part One
Attending football games for my young grandson has included many learning moments. He did not live in our home town so we did not know...
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Joni Topper
Sep 19, 20192 min
SERVANT
When I was a kid my mom made me do all kinds of things. Brush my teeth, keep my room tidy, memorize scripture and practice the piano...
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