Joyful, Thankful Bible Verses in Philippians
Paul wrote these Thankful Bible Verses to the Philippians while in prison. They'll inspire you to be thankful to God and loving to all in your trials.
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True and Perfect Joy (by St Francis)
St Francis experienced perfect joy. Many buy a statue of him, but few are prepared to imitate his devotion to Jesus Christ. Here's his story of perfect joy.
You Can Have Crazy Love — Skip with Jesus!
If we let Jesus ravish our hearts will develop crazy love. A fun way to practice this is to skip and sing, "I'm the disciple Jesus loves!" Some people think I'm crazy but it's the most sane way to be.
When You Feel a Lack of Joy
We all want to experience more joy in life. Jesus prays this for us, asking the Father for us to have the fullness of his…
The Happiest Life
What is so important to you that if you go days without doing it you start feeling depressed? For some people it’s earning money, having…
A Deeper Life in Christ is Holy and Happy
Yesterday on my Sabbath day I read a little book by the early 19th Century Scottish preacher Robert Murray McCheyne, The Deeper Life. He died…
Enjoying Cats in Our God-Bathed World
A couple of nights ago Bill and I had just finished a 4-mile walk. Our cat Charlie had been napping and he woke up and…
Dance with the Trinity!
Sometimes the Christian life feels like a “dogged, religious plod” rather than a “living, spirited dance!” (1 Thessalonians 4:1-2, MSG). What’s gone wrong? Dallas Willard…
The Joy of Jesus in Us!
“Joy in Jesus!” That was the theme of the retreat that Kristi and I led for a church staff earlier this week. We’d like to…
How Many Birds are You Worth?
How many birds are you worth? Really. Have you ever thought about pricing a person in terms of birds?! Jesus has such a delightful and humorous…