The Easy Yoke Gospel
I was forty years old when I discovered the Gospel of Christ as an Easy Yoke and the Lord inflamed my heart with his love!…
Tag: Joy!
Jesus is Glad to See You!
Do you know that the Lord Jesus is glad to see you? That when you walk into a room he notices you and his Spirit…
Happy Christmas?
Christmas isn’t all happy. Trying to make it that way actually diminishes our enjoyment and meaning of this sacred season. Consider the first Christmas.…
70 Happy Words
Paul uses 70 expressions of joy in his short letter to the Philippians! Seventy! Reading them infects us with his “good virus” of devotion to…
Joy as Happy-Sad Longing for God (C. S. Lewis and The Inklings)
One of C. S. (“Jack”) Lewis’ greatest teachings is on Joy (with a capital “J”). It’s blessed me and I’m excited to share it with…
The Disciple’s Ambition to Please Christ
Featuring excerpts from The Joy of Following Jesus by J. Oswald Sanders Paul says, “It is my constant ambition to please Christ.” (2 Corinthians 5:9)…
Crazy Fun With Jesus! (Like Chicago Cubs Fans)
What’s it like to have crazy fun with Jesus? Look at Chicago Cubs baseball fans this October and you’ll see!
My Mom Finds Joy In Pain
When I was small my mother held me and cared for me. Of course, she didn’t love me perfectly. But along the way God has…
Play! Play!! Play!!! (Having Fun With Jesus)
“Play! Play!! Play!!!” that’s what our friend Papa Joe Johnson said to Kristi and I in our time of need. How do you play? When…
Sing Praise to God!
“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant……