Joy
- Finding Joy When the Fig Tree Does Not BudThe prophet Habakkuk counsels us to trust in God’s promises despite our circumstances.Tom Sugimura|
- Love, Joy, and Peace Are a Package DealDon’t ignore their ordering in Paul’s passage on the fruit of the Spirit.Daniel J. Denk|
- God Doesn’t Use the Elf on the Shelf MethodIt’s not the threat of divine surveillance but the extension of divine love that changes our hearts.Russell Moore|
- Where Ya From?Episode 33Finding Our Purpose with William Pannell and Jemar TisbyListen as preaching scholar William Pannell and historian Jemar Tisby share how breaking silence and embracing tension allows them to advocate for justice.Rasool Berry |
- Is There a Tiny Puritan Living in Your Head? Tell Him to Get Lost.God has set a feast for us in the world, and we shouldn’t feel guilty about savoring it.Joy Marie Clarkson|
- In a Mad Mad World, God Welcomes Our MerrymakingChristmas calls us to be like children and bring our joy to Jesus, even in the midst of upheaval.Philip Yancey|español
- The Paradox of PlayfulnessChristians can engage in whimsy not because life is easy, but because life is difficult.Courtney Ellis|Français
- The Inhuman Consequences of Satan’s Oldest LieAlan Noble analyzes the unbearable burdens that result from believing we belong to ourselves.Timothy Kleiser|
- Fear the Lord. No Other Word Will Do the Trick.Even close relatives like “awe” and “reverence” don’t quite capture the passionate intensity of trembling in the presence of a holy God.Emily Hazleton|
