Episode 54 :: Joanna Davidson Politano :: Stories of God's Word, Heart, and History

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Today on the podcast we have the absolutely lovely Joanna Politano. Joanna is a fiction author who writes stories full of characters wrestling with hard things with humor and heart, but she shares in this conversation that her novels are an outpouring of her asking God questions about things she's processing in her own life and they wrestle it out together through the stories.

Today on the podcast we have the absolutely lovely Joanna Politano. Joanna is a fiction author who writes stories full of characters wrestling with hard things with humor and heart, but she shares in this conversation that her novels are an outpouring of her asking God questions about things she’s processing in her own life and they wrestle it out together through the stories.

Her latest book The Love Note carries so many themes of unpacking people and their stories and why they do what they do as well as wrestling with calling, relational reconciliation, processing disappointment, and knowing your significance is ultimately found in a relationship with the Lord. 

Joanna is not only a masterful storyteller, but I love hearing how she talks about the Lord. It's a clear and genuine outpouring of her heart. People like Joanna and how they speak about God, have always pushed me to want to know Him more. During our talk, we dive into what it may look like to hear from God, and how to grow a relationship with Him, and get into the Word, in the middle of a very full life. These show notes are full of resources that we mention (and some extras!) that I hope help point you to places to get you into the Word and take the hard, and the good to Him.

We (and by the we, I mean me) also go off on a history nerd bunny trail towards the end, but it’s relevant. I swear 😂 Be sure and connect with Joanna online, and check out her books, and you can pre-order her most recent book, The Love Note, and you can find links for all of that, below and you can hear our conversation above!

Resources and References:

The Love Note

Victoria Holt

Dorothy Eden 

Jane Austen

Charles Dickens

Anne Bronte

Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte

Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte

Prayers of Jane Austen

The evolution to women becoming nurses/doctors

Kristy Cambron-  Verse Mapping

BSF

Risen Motherhood and their free printables

Beth Moore

Priscilla Shirer

Jackie Hill Perry’s Jude Study

CBS

History of asylums and wrongful commuting

History’s cool kids

Black coffee with white friends

1st African American published poet :: Phyllis Wheatley

Whitney Plantation

Scripture References:

Proverbs 3:9-give Him the first fruits

Book of Psalms 

Gospel of Luke

Wilderness life (Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and the first part of Joshua)

Psalm 30:1-5- But the Lord gives us joy

Book of Isaiah

1 Corinthians 12/Psalm 139:14- We are wired and gifted uniquely

James 1:1-13-God can use trials and experiences to draw us to Him

Lamentations 3:22-23- New mercies every morning

2 Corinthians 4:7-11- Jars of Clay and being perplexed, the power of the Gospel

Proverbs 9:10--seeking and fearing the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

Additional Bible Study Resources: (Blog forthcoming!)

-“The longing to be known is a gift that can only be met satisfactorily in Christ.”-

-At His Feet Studies (we also have a great conversation about how to get into the Word on your own here)

-Daily Grace Co (affiliate link)

-She Reads Truth

-Well Watered Women

Connecting with Joanna:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Website

Her books!

Connecting with Emily and Simply Stories Podcast:

Instagram (Em life // Podcast Life)

Facebook

Twitter

Blog

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