Tag Archives: joy

How Can I Sing?

“How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, … Continue reading

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Why the Heavens Sing for Joy

It is too small a thing for those who are rescued from death to be gathered into little groups of self-congratulatory societies. (Isaiah 49.6) The sequestering of the recipients of God’s grace in Christ Jesus is a hellish activity. The salvation work … Continue reading

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Eating Words…Joy!

[picapp src=”4/c/b/7/Sweet_Ration_f304.jpg?adImageId=5521209&imageId=4796190″ width=”234″ height=”177″ /]It is never a small thing to have to eat words; I have had to do so far too many times in my life.  For me, there will be even more words to eat in the future.  … Continue reading

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Rainy Day for Pooping…Joy!

It’s 4:50am and my morning prayer is already lifted up and I am up out of bed trying to convince myself that I need to go workout. I lose the argument, succumbing to the queasy rumble in my stomach and … Continue reading

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Joy in the Planning

Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil; joy fills hearts that are planning peace! (Proverbs 12:20, NLT) What would my life look like if I were “planning peace”?  I believe that most would immediately conjure some sort of political action, … Continue reading

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The Joy of Terror

The “T” word is now part of our regular vocabulary.  As with many other contemporary words, “terror” once conveyed a definite meaning, but now the word is stripped of its emotional power through common usage by unimaginative and unmotivated news writers.  … Continue reading

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