Category: The Joy Journal

Rediscovering Christ’s simplicity and fulfillment in the age of discontent

  • Finding joy in Jesus

    Words: 97 Time to read: 1 minute Finding joy is not so much a search as it is a retreat. Resting in the person and completed work of Christ, we can confidently look to His perfect sacrifice on Calvary as the means to attaining not only the peace of God but the very God of peace.… Read more

  • The alchemy of joy

    Words: 83 Time to read: < 1 minute The winning formula for joy—Jesus, others, you—is not so powerful because of who all is involved, granted all three must be included. In this equation, however, the order is far more crucial than any other aspect (and not just because it’s a handy acrostic). If Jesus is not… Read more

  • Joy unspeakable

    Words: 1207 Time to read: 6 minutes If we will indeed be known by our fruits, then we should carefully observe the fruit which we should be producing. The Apostle Paul gives us a list of 9 fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5. I understand that this is more of a cluster rather than individual… Read more

  • Rediscovering joy

    Words: 822 Time to read: 4 minutes We are surrounded by discontent. At every turn, we are faced with the impulse to satisfy our lust for more, satiate our thirst for keeping up, or simply get ahead of everyone else. Social media has been the proverbial gas on the fire. And make no mistake–we’re all influenced… Read more