Christianity Today

The Road to Joy

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For this Easter and Lenten season, we will begin a journey toward joy. While it is right and good for Christians to enter into a time of somber reflection as we look to the Cross, we don’t want to forget that this is a road with a joyful conclusion—the resurrection of Christ.

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Articles in this Issue

Introduction

Reflections on Lent, meditations on Holy Week, and celebrating Easter.

He Remembers Our Frames

A reflection on Psalm 103:14 for Ash Wednesday.

If Anyone Would Come

Self-denial is an essential step on the road to joy.

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

Our management strategies for anxiety are not enough. Let us hope in God’s presence and power.

Rejoice in Our Sufferings

Dwelling with Jesus means viewing our trials through a new set of eyes.

In the Rush of Great Waters

This Lent, may we remember the Cross as those who know the depth in which we need it.

Nor Be Weary

Enduring under a set of disciplines for a season prepares us for greater joy at the Resurrection.

Have This Mind Among Yourselves

How do we understand Palm Sunday as a triumphal entry to Jerusalem when it leads to betrayal and death?

Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls

Jesus died for me to reap a harvest of resurrection.

Even to Death

Jesus models what it looks like to stumble into the presence of God—hurting but hopeful.

When the Hour Came

This Maundy Thursday, let us remember the extreme length and the profound depth of Jesus’ dying love.

By His Wounds

On Good Friday, the sinless one became the sin bearer for our healing.

The Things That Are Unseen

Our world on this side of heaven is a lifetime of Holy Saturday.

Swallowed Up in Victory

Paul, poetry, and Easter Sunday.

Why Do Doubts Arise?

Easter Monday is a waypoint in our journey to be reacquainted with the Savior who personally knows, sees, and loves us.

Who for the Joy Set Before Him

Our true destination is not a city built by human hands, but a home whose builder and designer is God.

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