Koinonia Newsletter — April 2023

It keeps getting better and better!

During the first week of April, we asked our writers’ group on Facebook to share posts related to Jesus, his disciples, Easter, and Holy Week. Here is a sampling of the many interesting stories we got to read as Easter weekend approached. (Please visit our publication for more terrific stories every day.)

Holy Week Stories

The Forgotten Truth About Easter by Nils von Kalm

God’s Promise Arrives as a Pure Gift by Mary Gallagher

Holy Tuesday by S.E. Fairbanks

This Holy Week is Like the First One by Joseph Serwach

Jesus Reaches the Canceled by Julie Ranson

We Destroyed a Priceless Book in the Human Library by Elizabeth Clark

Let’s Reflect on the Wednesday of Holy Week by Paul Walker

Poem: That Night in the Garden by Gordon McFarland

Assorted Topics Our Writers Think You’ll Love

Is it really “the worst?” Lori Wangler tackles the question in It’s the Worst.

Imagine the Intimacy When Words Are No Longer Necessary by Rod Semple

Words, the Freight They Haul in the Kingdom by Terry R Blankenship

How to Live, Love, and Lead From the Power of God’s Abundance by Sarah K. Butterfield

The Past You Must Never Forget by Joseph Anwana

Count the Cost Because Everything Comes with a Price by Mary Gallagher

Katharine Trauger shares how her family related to her after she found salvation in When I Needed True Manna

“Dead is Dead” — Why Holy Saturday REALLY Matters for Christians by Paul Walker

This Ancient Homily Reveals His Plan by Joseph Serwach

Is It True That Everything Happens for a Reason? by Kimberley Payne

Are Christians Held to a Higher Standard? by Jenny Calvert

My Placemats and My Faith by Margie Hord de Mendez

Short Reads

You Can Start Over by Katharine Trauger

Will You Miss Me? by Andrea Cannon

Unexpected Majesty by Gordon McFarland

A Spring Pause by Lynne Collier

She Raised Her Hand by Mary Gallagher

Those Eyes by Kimberley Payne

Touched by Jesus by Julie Ranson

Writer Promotions

Our writers want you to know about these special things:

Bonnie Blaylock’s debut historical novel was published Dec 2022. Set in the 1930s, it’s about literacy, forgiveness & the strength of community. It’s listed on Amazon.

Jenny Alexander has a book out on Amazon. On the Road to Recovery: Overcoming 10 Common Speed Bumps Post-Divorce

Kimberley Payne’s book, A Moment in Time, is currently free on Amazon May 1–3.

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Julie Ranson
Publication Owner