Most of the definitions I have heard about joy (and probably you, too) define it more by what it isn’t than what it is. I constantly heard that happiness is based on circumstance but joy is not. I am now convinced the writers of the Bible would say that, the reason we...
Dear Friend, If we’re connected on social media, you may have heard that I was diagnosed with cancer and have been on a challenging journey. I made the decision to focus on what God was speaking to me during that time and spend as many seconds as I possibly could with...
The recent discovery of an unpublished letter by C.S. Lewis is raising eyebrows and interest around the globe. Penned less than two weeks before the end of World War II to a mysterious “Mrs. Ellis”, the letter provides a rare glimpse into Lewis’ definition of joy. He...
It was never the title she would have chosen for her op-ed in Christianity Today. The titling alone created an uproar. People who misunderstood. People who never read the rich, insightful piece. People who dolloped criticism rather than compassion. “Stop Sending...
Sitting in my office, I can hear the soft, rustling sounds emerging from a nearby room. My beloved husband, Leif, and our stellar office manager, Jessica, speaking in hushed tones. Though I can’t hear specific words, I know what they are whispering about… Me. That low...
