Tonia Woolever | New Covenant Life

New Beginnings

March 18, 2026January 18, 2018 by Tonia Woolever

“This year is a new year with no mistakes in it!” Those are the charming, hopeful words of my kindred spirit, Anne of Green Gables. I chose her words to express my joy in new beginnings when I began writing this on the 2nd day of the year, full of the hope. Well, that was …

This Is Real

March 18, 2026January 15, 2018 by Tonia Woolever

Lord, more real than all I see around me, is this: your Spirit, and my spirit, connected together. We are one. You are in me, and I am in You. By your awesome grace. By the sacrifice of Jesus, who gladly gave His life for this reality. I could never earn this. You gave me …

Seek What God Has Gladly Given

March 17, 2026October 26, 2017 by Tonia Woolever

God gave you everything, before you ever deserved it. Before you were born again, He gave you His Son. Before you were saved, he gave you forgiveness. Yet this fact doesn’t relieve you of the responsibility to to seek what God has gladly given. And what does that even mean?

Those Darn Cravings

March 18, 2026July 21, 2017 by Tonia Woolever

Cravings are a daily challenge in my life, like the craving for dark chocolate. I have to manage that one, and a few others, so I can keep re-losing the same five pounds that are my old “frenemies.” After the Lord helped me quit smoking in 1987, I thought I’d never meet the likes of …

Don’t Save Your Song For Sunday

March 29, 2026June 21, 2017 by Tonia Woolever

I’m often struck by how Bible writers describe God’s creation singing to Him for joy, and with great exuberance. I’m not referring here to God’s people, but the trees that “clap their hands” and the ocean waves that mount up and the mountains quake. Is this just poetic language? Perhaps, but I do believe God’s …

The Hope To Which You Are Called

March 18, 2026March 31, 2017 by Tonia Woolever

As I prayed this morning for someone I love, the Spirit reminded me of a phrase in Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:18: “the hope to which you are called.” I understood the Spirit was pointing to the specific plans He has for this person (and for each of His children) — plans I prayed would …

Resting Between His Shoulders

March 18, 2026February 24, 2017 by Tonia Woolever

It’s 6 a.m., and I have settled into a chair near the wide open back door where I can feel the coastal breezes waft in, and hear the first bird songs of the morning. As usual, I have my creamy tea in hand. After greeting the Lord with “Good morning,” I ask, “What do you …

Making God Sing

March 18, 2026January 20, 2017 by Tonia Woolever

The following is a Journal Entry from March, 2011: I awoke to the Spirit singing to me this morning….a joyful song about dancing, and sadness fleeing away. I’ve awakened with music in my spirit before, but usually it is clear that MY spirit is singing to the Lord. But this feels really different, especially in light …

God Keeps Us

March 18, 2026August 13, 2016 by Tonia Woolever

I once had a dear friend who loved “to keep Christmas.” As the season drew near she would begin preparing — cleaning house, rearranging things to make room for a display of her huge nativity collection, shopping for gifts, writing cards, setting her December schedule around activities with friends and at church. By the time December …

Why You Should Read “They Will All Know Me”

March 26, 2026July 25, 2016 by Tonia Woolever

They Will All Know Me is the fourth book I’ve written. While I obviously believe the first three books are very valuable for any Christian who wants to grow in knowing the Lord, I am most excited about this one.

The response to this book has surprised even me. Some of the team who helped me edit the book ordered it by the case when it was published so they could give a copy to everyone they love or mentor. And even though they had each read it, they couldn’t wait to read it again!