Joy
- 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|
- The Paradox of PlayfulnessChristians can engage in whimsy not because life is easy, but because life is difficult.Courtney Ellis|
- 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|
- Reading God’s Word like a Poem, Not an Instruction ManualThe Bible teaches us, says Matthew Mullins, but its method of teaching always entails more than information and guidance.Interview by Jessica Hooten Wilson|españolFrançais简体中文繁體中文
- In a Post-Christian Culture, There’s No Good Way Around Being the ‘Baddies’If we have to wear the villain label, we can at least wear it with calmness, confidence, and joy.Natasha Moore|
- Died: Luci Swindoll, Who Believed in God’s Grace and Being HerselfWoman of Faith speaker celebrated life of singleness.Daniel Silliman|
- Mental Illness and the ‘Medical Theodicy’ TrapWhy do we feel such a palpable sense of spiritual relief when the problem is with the body rather than the mind?John Swinton|Português简体中文Indonesian繁體中文
- Youth Ministry Needs Less Fun and More JoyThe collapse of an older, activities-driven model has created room for a gospel-centered alternative.Timothy Paul Jones|
