Category Archives: Evangelism

Come See My Hometown – Plumb Alley Day – Abingdon, VA

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Joe Owens

Within the hills and mountains of Southwest Virginia, not West Virginia, now, but the west end of the Commonwealth of Virginia, there is a small town named Abingdon. Each Memorial Day weekend on Saturday about 20,000 people swell the town’s population … Continue reading →

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Joe’s Musings 3.0

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Joe Owens

Two Years. 730 odd days. Plenty of ups and downs in the markets and my own life. Nothing too horrible, just days or weeks that didn’t live up to expectations. In other words “life happened”. We all experience it, but … Continue reading →

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Yeah Write 143 Weekly Challenge – Teaching Children To Love Missions

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Joe Owens

This is my second attempt on the Yeah Write Weekly Challenge and this time I wanted to share my ideas about how to introduce the idea of mission work to the kids at my church. To do this I think … Continue reading →

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Yeah Write 142 Weekly Challenge – Passing the Blessing

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Joe Owens

The Christmas season is still fresh in everyone’s mind and along with that is the feeling we try to capture this time each year, one of feeling as though we can make a difference in the lives of others. But … Continue reading →

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50 States of Pray – From Virginia

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Joe Owens

I was excited to see this invitation from Mark Koopman, a resident of the 50th state of the USA. I love including my faith when blogging. As you will see if you visit my blog to read the about my … Continue reading →

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A Simple Nativity Built From Wood

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Joe Owens

My teenage son received a simple nativity gift made from wood this week and I thought I would share it here.

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50 States of Pray – Calling ALL Who Pray

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Joe Owens

Last April I came across a great opportunity to interact with about 2,000 other bloggers in an event called the April A-Z Blog Challenge started a couple of years ago by a Los Angeles based blogger by the name of … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Community

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Joe Owens

The Weekly Photo Challenge for this week is community. From our science classes we understand community to be a group of like creatures in a defined space. During the last week I have been widening that defined space as I … Continue reading →

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My Prayer of Jabez Experience

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Joe Owens

AUTHOR’s NOTE : As you read this I am away on a foreign mission trip to Belize. If you are a long time reader you have seen information about last year’s trip for quite a while. If you are new, … Continue reading →

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When A Pie to My Face Can Motivate a Kid

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Joe Owens

Recently I was blessed to accept the opportunity to guide the missions activities at my church. It sprang from the trip I took with eleven others to deliver shoe box gifts to some children in the Central America country of … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt:INTJ

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Joe Owens

Do parties and crowds fill you with energy, or send you scurrying for peace and quiet? I have been described as an introvert in my life. There are times I do not feel particularly outgoing and a party just is not the … Continue reading →

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2012 Belize Trip – Speaking a Common Language

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Joe Owens

I remember with fondness the morning our pastor announced the mission trip to Belize that I was blessed to join. While I cannot exactly recall the date, I know it was mid summer, some six months prior to departure. Feeling this was an answer … Continue reading →

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Grasping The Blessing and The Presence

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Joe Owens

Last week I shared a post here about an important question each of us should ask as we inventory our walk with God. It came from a weekly bible study meeting at my church.  The question was very simple: “Do … Continue reading →

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The Blessing and The Presence

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Joe Owens

Two weeks ago I attended a Wednesday night bible study at my church and a question appeared on the screen my pastor uses to display the study information he prepares for us on his laptop. The question was very simple: … Continue reading →

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Choosing Your Voice

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Joe Owens

If you have followed my writing here you know I have two primary loves I have promoted through this portal. The first and always primary love I have is for Jesus Christ. It has and always will be the predominant … Continue reading →

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