--- title: "3 Christian-fiction Quotes By Joyce Swann" description: "3 Christian-fiction quotes by Joyce Swann. Plus more from Joyce Swann and more Christian-fiction sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/joyce-swann-44146_christian-fiction_barbara-was-not-much-for-prayer-she-pray_671694.jpg" --- > [“Barbara was not much for prayer. She prayed at church and repeated The Lord’s Prayer every morning before she began her day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/barbara-was-not-much-for-prayer-she-prayed-at-church-and-repeated-the/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/joyce-swann-44146_christian-fiction_barbara-was-not-much-for-prayer-she-pray_671694.jpg) > [“As Molly wrapped one of the freshly made flour tortillas around several slices of perfectly cooked steak and piled on guacamole, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/as-molly-wrapped-one-of-the-freshly-made-flour-tortillas-around/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/joyce-swann-44146_big-movie_as-molly-wrapped-one-of-the-freshly-made_926328.jpg) > [“Her mind returned to Dr. Chaturvedi’s testimony. He had turned to Christianity because he had discovered that he was not special. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/her-mind-returned-to-dr-chaturvedi-s-testimony-he-had-turned-to-2/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/joyce-swann-44146_christian-fiction_her-mind-returned-to-dr-chaturvedi-s-tes_2850525.jpg) ## Other authors on Christian-fiction ## More by Joyce Swann > [“As James entered the El Paso city limits, he began thinking about lyrics to a song that would describe his journey. “I’m just cruise’n…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/as-james-entered-the-el-paso-city-limits-he-began-thinking-about/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“Positive thoughts aren’t worth a plug nickel. You can think positive thoughts every minute of every day, and they won’t keep you out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/positive-thoughts-aren-t-worth-a-plug-nickel-you-can-think-positive/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“Barbara was not much for prayer. She prayed at church and repeated The Lord’s Prayer every morning before she began her day, but apart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/barbara-was-not-much-for-prayer-she-prayed-at-church-and-repeated-the/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“As Molly wrapped one of the freshly made flour tortillas around several slices of perfectly cooked steak and piled on guacamole, she began talking.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/as-molly-wrapped-one-of-the-freshly-made-flour-tortillas-around/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“She did not like being reminded that Jesus had died for her; it made her feel guilty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/she-did-not-like-being-reminded-that-jesus-had-died-for-her-it-made/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“El Shaddai—the all sufficient one Jehovah-Jireh—the Lord who provides Jehovah-Rophe—the Lord who heals Jehovah-Shammah—the Lord who is there Immanuel—the God who is with us”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/el-shaddai-the-all-sufficient-one-jehovah-jireh-the-lord-who-provides/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“The voice sounded calm and sweet, but for the first time James felt scared. “It must be bad,” he thought. “If they’re like sending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/the-voice-sounded-calm-and-sweet-but-for-the-first-time-james-felt/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“Do you know anyone who would be willing to die to save those five-thousand serial killers?” “No. Everyone I know is too smart for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/do-you-know-anyone-who-would-be-willing-to-die-to-save-those-five/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) > [“Her mind returned to Dr. Chaturvedi’s testimony. He had turned to Christianity because he had discovered that he was not special. He seemed happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-swann/her-mind-returned-to-dr-chaturvedi-s-testimony-he-had-turned-to-2/) [Joyce Swann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-swann/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian-fiction/joyce-swann/#itemlist", "name": "3 Christian-fiction Quotes By Joyce Swann", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Barbara was not much for prayer. She prayed at church and repeated The Lord’s Prayer every morning before she began her day, but apart from that, she did not rely much on prayer. Barbara had a theory that God was going to do whatever He wanted to anyway, so it didn’t matter much whether people prayed or not. Now things looked different to her. “Oh God, don’t let him die. 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