A Summer Read for You

Looking for an uplifting summer read that inspires a deeper love for Jesus?

What if there were a miracle greater than physical healing? Would you want it?

Follow Denise Johnson’s battle with Stage 4 cancer and discover how you can transform your struggle into something you might not expect. This is by no means a sad tale! It is a story of great redemption, confident hope, and deep love between a daughter and her loving Father! Read Fast Friends for a Reason: The Miracle of Joy and Peace by Denise Johnson and Donna Jackson. It’s available for free by clicking HERE!

But, first, let me whet your appetite with this excerpt:

“Denise’s passion for sharing her many experiences with the love of God, the grace of Jesus, and her friendship with the Holy Spirit has been stoked into a roaring fire. We all want her complete physical healing, but she’s determined to further the kingdom by genuinely displaying a joyful, peaceful life bathed in absolute trust. Yes, she and her family and friends pray for more time, but we also pray for even greater influence. Isn’t that what we should all pray for? Shouldn’t we all live unexplainably peaceful and joyous lives, no matter our circumstances, so that others might want what we have? Denise’s faith is changing me. I can only imagine what it does for those looking in from outside of faith.

More than anything, Denise and I share a common passion for telling all who will listen, especially our grandchildren, about God’s wonderful works. “We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.” (Psalm 78:4 NLT)

Throughout the following pages, our hope is that:

  • God’s goodness, love, and faithfulness will be revealed
  • Each of us intentionally deepens our friendships by enriching our relationship with Jesus
  • We leave a legacy of peace and joy to our families and friends
  • We cause others to intensely yearn to live in God’s presence for all eternity.

We pray our stories will inspire you to want more and more of the God who loves you. “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with [us] all.” (2 Corinthians 13:14NLT)”

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