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What are people saying about Connected and Useful?
Comments refer to the post at each link (where applicable)
Comments refer to the post at each link (where applicable)
"Wow, so powerful!"
"Thank you for your thought provoking communication."
“Beautiful! Brought me to tears!! Love Jesus’ non-stop worship! May we experience this reality now!!!”
"That was spot on!"
"When I reflect on the poetry of Joel Howard ... I think of a road map. Joel's reflections on the word of God are not simply a word of encouragement or comfort but it is frame of reference to help me navigate life's circumstances."
"This is a great discipline."
“Powerful and true”
"Beautiful lines from the first to the last!"
"Hallelujah!"
"Silence, like fasting, is one of the spiritual practices. Silence teaches us patience."
"The God-centeredness of your poem is meaningful to me"
"I do not think I’ve ever seen anything like this in my life - I am very impressed with your being led by the Lord to do what you are doing..."
"That was spot on!"
"When I reflect on the poetry of Joel Howard ... I think of a road map. Joel's reflections on the word of God are not simply a word of encouragement or comfort but it is frame of reference to help me navigate life's circumstances."
"This is a great discipline."
“Powerful and true”
"Beautiful lines from the first to the last!"
"Hallelujah!"
"Silence, like fasting, is one of the spiritual practices. Silence teaches us patience."
"The God-centeredness of your poem is meaningful to me"
"I do not think I’ve ever seen anything like this in my life - I am very impressed with your being led by the Lord to do what you are doing..."
"What a gift God has given you to put your experience into words. Very beautiful!"
"It's such a beautiful prayer"
"It's such a beautiful prayer"
"I hear your heart calling for us to know our place close to Jesus. Thank you for letting God use your voice."
"Your writings are amazingly biblical and show a knowledge and fear of God."
"These are great!"
“That’s a powerful last line and it takes faith to believe it...”
“I like it a lot”
"Beautiful and encouraging!"
"I want to chew on each one of these."
"I love the heart of listening and the desire to be part of people’s healing that God has planted in you."
"That really helped us as we prayed!"
"(Shame), I think, is in the top 3 of all emotions. Maybe close to #1."
“This is so good! It reminds me of the Proverbs...”
“I like it a lot”
"Beautiful and encouraging!"
"I want to chew on each one of these."
"I love the heart of listening and the desire to be part of people’s healing that God has planted in you."
"That really helped us as we prayed!"
"(Shame), I think, is in the top 3 of all emotions. Maybe close to #1."
“This is so good! It reminds me of the Proverbs...”
"Keep on writing! I think there is wisdom and anointing in what you are writing, so I’d encourage you to keep putting out what God puts on your heart."
"I really, really like this one."
"What a precious, sacred moment."
"Thank you for this beautiful reminder! I definitely needed to hear that."
"I cried. It speaks to my heart."
"Wow. What a beautiful picture. I could feel my soul be stirred up at the reality of Jesus coming. Thank you for keeping perspective and sharing it!"
"Wow. What a beautiful picture. I could feel my soul be stirred up at the reality of Jesus coming. Thank you for keeping perspective and sharing it!"
"This is spot on. There is so much confusion over the topic. How can death to self be life unless it is what you have described in the second part? The first part is a death that is deathly. I passed it on."
"Your story is faith-inspiring and the words are helpful."
"Amen. Many similar thoughts are mine today."
"This is what I needed to hear."
"All to the glory of our King. Amazing!"
"That is powerful - I read it twice and felt like I was reading a Psalm. It was so marvelous."
"Very powerful poem. I will be sharing this."
"Very powerful poem. I will be sharing this."
"Amen!!"
"Love it!!"
"Wow, that is powerful!"
"Wow!!! I feel that way a bit right now...this definitely helped and was encouraging."
"Thank you Lord for redeeming the things we misunderstand! Thank you for not causing us to move away from you in shame...but to move towards you honestly and with less distractions!"
"Love it!!"
"Wow, that is powerful!"
"Wow!!! I feel that way a bit right now...this definitely helped and was encouraging."
"Thank you Lord for redeeming the things we misunderstand! Thank you for not causing us to move away from you in shame...but to move towards you honestly and with less distractions!"
"I’ve probably said this before, but this poem might be my favorite. It so expresses what it means to embrace who we are, as we are — as a gift. I am blessed by it."
"Thanks for sharing! That is astounding and beautiful - it makes sense."
"This may have been your best poem..."
"Thanks for sharing! That is astounding and beautiful - it makes sense."
"This may have been your best poem..."
"Thanks for not running from pain/emotions and for sharing from what God teaches you in those places. I want to learn to meet God in those places as well."
"Joel, I am amazed at your ability to zero in on a subject and cover it so many different ways. This poem hits the spot - thank you for sending it!"
"Stirring, stirring words. Amen!"
"Joel, I am amazed at your ability to zero in on a subject and cover it so many different ways. This poem hits the spot - thank you for sending it!"
"Stirring, stirring words. Amen!"
"So powerful! Thank you for walking boldly in truth! Thank you for sharing!"
"The poem is right in line with what God has been speaking to me."
"I love this poem! (Creation) truly does speak all the time and in every language!"
"A pleasant reminder"
"I love the practicality of this!"
"This one was particularly encouraging!"
"I love this poem! (Creation) truly does speak all the time and in every language!"
"A pleasant reminder"
"I love the practicality of this!"
"This one was particularly encouraging!"
"Thank you for sharing them!"
"May we keep understanding what our heart truly longs for and how rich we are."
"This brings tears to my eyes! What an encouragement!"
"This is what I needed to hear. This was a fantastic reminder of what's truly important in our lives."
"May we keep understanding what our heart truly longs for and how rich we are."
"This brings tears to my eyes! What an encouragement!"
"This is what I needed to hear. This was a fantastic reminder of what's truly important in our lives."
"Thank you so much for everything!"
"Awesome quote! Thanks for sharing."
"When I read this I felt it expressed a lot of what I'm saying myself. Thank you for sharing it. I sense we will need to continue to fight this fight and become more full of faith to hold fast to the truth and the peace that comes with it. May God continue to pour out his grace on all of us! We need him!"
"Awesome quote! Thanks for sharing."
"When I read this I felt it expressed a lot of what I'm saying myself. Thank you for sharing it. I sense we will need to continue to fight this fight and become more full of faith to hold fast to the truth and the peace that comes with it. May God continue to pour out his grace on all of us! We need him!"
"The timeliness of reaching this is obviously of the Spirit. Thanks for putting into words those thoughts."
"Thank you for sharing your story with us."
"I can see why many implore you to continue writing. Writing poetry of the kind you've written is a special blessing."
"Excellent truth emphasized with a poem."
"Thank you for sharing your story with us."
"I can see why many implore you to continue writing. Writing poetry of the kind you've written is a special blessing."
"Excellent truth emphasized with a poem."
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