Posts tagged “Joy”
God’s path
It’s possible to believe that Jesus is my Savior from sin and that he has given me eternal life and yet spend my days…
Are you ready for creation’s final concert?
Sometimes I think singing isn’t as much a part of our culture as it used to be. The evidence is everywhere. About a month…
Stuffed with wonder
I occasionally substitute teach in my son’s high school, and one of my highlights is reading Fahrenheit 451 with the American Lit. class. I…
Goodbye, garbage
An article in the news told how early one spring morning, Chris White found garbage strewn across the front of his farm. As he…
A joyful welcome
“You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance” (Psalm 32:7 ESV). The joyful…
Be an ambassador
I was once called the Ambassador of New Ulm, Minnesota. Are you impressed? I was a teenager working a fast-food drive-through. I told a…
I’ll be happy when . . .
I’ll be happy when I’m done with school. I’ll be happy when I’m married. I’ll be happy when I have kids. I’ll be happy…
Comfort is fleeting, but GOD is forever
“Can I put on my comfies?” That question is asked nearly every night in my home. When Kim or I come home from work,…
Finding God here and now
I just got back from a trip to Ireland. I was part of a group of 16 guys who traveled to the southern part…
Don’t be a troll
Do you know about troll farms? Until recently, I lived in blissful ignorance. But then I learned how thousands and thousands of people in…
Pursuing happiness
When the founders of America declared independence from England, they listed “the pursuit of happiness” as one of the reasons. They argued we were…
If not now, when?
A few years back, I heard a pastor say most people don’t reject Jesus. They just never get around to following him. Each day…