Do you ever feel like joy is just out of reach? Me, too. That’s why I spent more than a year diving into the more than 400 references to joy, happiness, merriment, delight, pleasure, dancing, rejoicing and more throughout the Scripture. I discovered joy is so much...
Throughout the Bible, humans inundate God with questions. Why? Why? Why? How long? How much longer? Where have you gone? Yet God also has tough questions of His own. Who told you that you were naked? Who do you say I am? Who touched me? Perhaps the toughest of all the...
Where has your joy gone? Who has stolen your joy? These spiritual check-up questions need to be asked on a regular basis. But they must always be followed up by another question: What brings you great joy? Today, we parachute into the Gospel of Luke as we celebrate...
As Spiderman’s uncle reminds us, “With great power comes great responsibility.” If you are able to access this post, you rank among the most wealthy and free on the planet. But what will you do with that wealth and freedom? Today, we celebrate Day 11 in the...
You must lose yourself to find your true self. This is the holy path of the downward ascent. Following Jesus is a wretched journey as He pries the lesser loves from our grasp one finger at a time. That was so important to me. That was the glue that held me together....