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Joy Petroelje

Joy Petroelje is the director of a nonprofit human services organization. She and her husband Steve have three sons and live near Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to family time and her work in nonprofit administration, Joy enjoys reading, writing, and running.
Devotionals

Refreshed

Read: Psalm 107:1-9 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! (v. 1) A late summer look out my dining room window to

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Tears in the Dark

Read: Psalm 30 Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. (v. 5 NIV) It usually isn’t good for me to wake up in the middle of

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God’s Voice, All around Us

Read: Psalm 29 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. (v. 4) Director Tom Beard’s 2021 documentary, The Year Earth Changed, provides

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The Kingdom is the Lord’s

Read: Psalm 22:23-28 For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations. (v. 28) I am often saddened by the prevalence of division in our world; in and

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Help Wanted

Read: Psalm 56 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. (v. 3) “Help Wanted” signs seem to be everywhere I look these days, and with good reason. According

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Swimming the 500

Read: Psalm 73:21-26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Ps. 73:26) Our youngest son is a competitive

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Open Hands, Fulfilled Needs

Read: Psalm 145 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. (v. 2) When we choose to hold the things of this world loosely, letting

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Embrace

Read: Luke 15:11-24 But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. (v. 20) “Letting

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Lowering the Bar

Read: Philippians 1:12-30 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. (v. 21) Expectation is a regular part of life. While we know a new day

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