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Share – A growing experience
From the time we are children some of the earliest lessons our parents try to teach us have to do with sharing. Share your lunch. Share...

Joni Topper
Jun 5, 20203 min read


Such a Time as This
Ever wonder if what you do day in and day out matters? There are many stories in the Bible of nameless people who, while completing their...

Joni Topper
May 8, 20204 min read


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...

Joni Topper
Apr 20, 20203 min read


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.

Joni Topper
Apr 3, 20202 min read


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...

Joni Topper
Mar 18, 20203 min read


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...

Joni Topper
Mar 7, 20203 min read


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...

Joni Topper
Feb 23, 20202 min read


Encounters with Greatness
Lady Bird Johnson entered to listen to the music.

Joni Topper
Dec 1, 20192 min read


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.

Joni Topper
Nov 25, 20193 min read


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...

Joni Topper
Nov 18, 20191 min read


Temptation
The truth of his words found a home in my heart.

Joni Topper
Nov 10, 20193 min read


A Short Walk, A Good Talk
Right there on the trail God joined our conversation.

Joni Topper
Nov 3, 20192 min read


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...

Joni Topper
Oct 28, 20192 min read


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...
Joni Topper
Oct 21, 20192 min read


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...
Joni Topper
Oct 7, 20193 min read


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...
Joni Topper
Sep 30, 20193 min read


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...
Joni Topper
Sep 23, 20192 min read


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...

Joni Topper
Sep 19, 20192 min read


Wakefulness
Where did God begin with you?
Joni Topper
Aug 2, 20194 min read


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


Attitudes
You've Got to be Kidding Several months ago, I went to the doctor’s office for my annual checkup. The first words they spoke to me that...

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