
Take hope in the knowledge that you are cherished by the One who made you—you are sheltered in the shadow of His wing, close to His heart. It is my prayer that as we get to know one another you, too, will see beyond the veil and will learn to say, “Even so, I walk in the Presence of the Lord”
With joy,
Nan
Finding God’s Presence ~ God Drew Near
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor I lay my head against the shower stall as a torrent of tears blended with the cleansing water. My heart was bleeding once again, pouring from the broken places. Sorrow overwhelmed me, weakness taunted me. Out of the depths of...
Finding God’s Presence ~ Chasing My Own Butterfly
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor Guest blogger, Jayme Mansfield ...
Finding God’s Presence ~ Moment by Moment His Living Water Flows
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor The mountain stream tumbled over the rocks, softening the jagged edges, smoothing the crevices into one complete beautiful stone. Day after day, moment by moment, the flowing water did its work transforming the broken places of...
Finding God’s Presence ~ Doubting Christians
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor Guest Blogger, Ruth O'Neil @writerrutho My guest, Ruth O'Neil, and I have only recently met. It's uncanny how many things we have in common. The "thing" that thrills me the most is our shared knowledge of...
Finding God’s Presence ~ Arise, Shine, for Your Light has Come!
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor I couldn't sleep. My mind leaped from thought to restless thought, tumbling into the shadowed abyss between. With a heavy sigh I finally surrendered and got up. I fumbled through the darkness until bumping into the couch in our...
Finding God’s Presence ~ Wrestling With The Past
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor Guest Blogger, Martin Wiles @linesfromgod My guest today is Martin Wiles. I know Martin through his work with Christian Devotions and as a fellow author with Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. He has a heart...
Finding God’s Presence ~ How Hot is The Refiner’s Fire?
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor Ask the Lord to open the eyes of your heart to see and understand the compelling image I'm going to paint for you: The silversmith wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his calloused hand. The flames leaped in the...
Finding God’s Presence ~ This Wonderfully Messy World
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor Guest blogger, Laurie Coombs @lauriecoombs Laurie Coombs and I met last August at the Christian Communicators Conference at Billy Graham's, The Cove. Four of us - total strangers - shared a room. After that first...
Finding God’s Presence ~ So Are the Days of Our Lives
by Nan Jones @NanJonesAuthor Like Paul, I'm beginning to move forward. Paul wrote, Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,...