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Penyakit Mental dan Jebakan ‘Teodisi/Pembenaran Medis’
Mengapa kita merasakan kelegaan spiritual yang begitu gamblang ketika masalahnya ada pada tubuh daripada pikiran?
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Mental Illness and the ‘Medical Theodicy’ Trap
Why do we feel such a palpable sense of spiritual relief when the problem is with the body rather than the mind?
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Youth Ministry Needs Less Fun and More Joy
The collapse of an older, activities-driven model has created room for a gospel-centered alternative.
Post-Merger Ministry Is a Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance
Our congregation needed to adjust in several ways after a larger church adopted us.
The Risk of Happiness
An experiment with joy.
The Good Gift of a Downcast Soul
How our emotions—even the unpleasant ones—point us back to a loving God.
Easter Joy Belongs to the Melancholy
The celebration of Christ’s resurrection stands in contrast to Christmas joy.
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Joy, the Overlooked Aspect of the Cross
Even in the midst of the sorrow, pain, and shame of the cross, Good Friday is still very good.
Eugene Peterson: The Pursuit of Happiness Is a Dead-End Street
How Ecclesiastes shows a better way to joyful living than chasing pleasure
4 Ways to Invite God into Your Planning Meetings
Put the ministry back in your administration.
How Gratitude Made Ann Voskamp an Activist
Ann Voskamp’s rural Canadian life may seem picture perfect. But with her new book, the intensely shy writer could spark a social movement among North American Christians.
Randy Alcorn: God Wants You to Find Your Happy Place
Why happiness and holiness don’t have to be in conflict.
How a Man of the Coasts and Cities Found Christ
My story of ditching hypocritical religion and secular hedonism for the joys of true discipleship.
Why Can’t We Christians Laugh Anymore?
At a time when evangelicals feel culturally embattled, it seems we’ve lost our ability to laugh.
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Trillia Newbell: 'Everything Can’t Be Your Ministry.'
Where the boundlessly optimistic writer and speaker finds rest and hope in her fight against fear.
For Those Ministry Days When You Need to Slap a Smile On Your Face
People of faith don’t deny reality. They choose to see a greater truth behind the immediate truth.
Don't Laugh, but I Think Theology Should Be Funny
An excerpt from "The Work of Theology."
J. I. Packer: How I Learned to Live Joyfully
A wizened sage named Ecclesiastes tamed my youthful cynicism.
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'Inside Out' and Christian Sadness
The new Pixar film reminds us that sadness is often necessary.
The Source of True Joy
Joy is not found in our circumstances.

Top Story May 4, 2024

Conservative Methodists, Unite
Conservative Methodists, Unite
After this week’s UMC votes on LGBTQ issues, African Methodists should join American conservatives in the new Global Methodist denomination.

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