Mike Cope shares a beautiful story about a family tradition of dropping a quarter into the stockings of everyone in the family at Christmas, this includes a video update.
12/22/2009 by Mike Cope
Larry Davies reflects on a group of school teachers and their party and reminds us that we need to be people of joy.
12/21/2009 by Larry Davies
Tom Norvell reminds us to not let anyone steal the peace we have in Jesus or in the season and offers some insights on keeping our peace.
12/20/2009 by Tom Norvell
Tom Norvell uses the song "Joy to the World" to remind us that we need to nurture and protect our joy in Jesus.
12/15/2009 by Tom Norvell
Tom Norvell talks about taking off in the pea soup of bad rainy weather and lifting up through the clouds and finding the sun and tying this all to our need to look beyond the clouds.
11/08/2009 by Tom Norvell
Phil Ware tells about a time he lost his son Zachary and then found him and the joy of finding lost sheep in the teaching of Jesus.
11/05/2009 by Phil Ware
Tom Norvell talks about living life abundantly, with urgency, a recognition that life is short, and that we may only have the opportunity to do some things once.
10/25/2009 by Tom Norvell
There is a life so much richer and fuller than most people can even imagine.
10/07/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Tom Norvell reminds us to express our thanks to those who have blessed our lives and give us joy and thanksgiving when we remember them.
09/27/2009 by Tom Norvell
Tom Norvell talks about a returning soldier being greeted by unrestrained joy by his wife and children and asked when was the last time you did that with God.
09/13/2009 by Tom Norvell
We often get so caught up in the world of our own making that we miss the life God created.
09/02/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Steve Higginbotham shares the insight that Friday is not the end, but the promise of a new beginning.
04/10/2009 by Steve Higginbotham
Ron Rose shares a new word, w00t, that means joy in gamer language, that has entered our common communication language.
12/21/2008 by Ron Rose
Phil Ware reminds us of the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, lived out in hard times, when God did the glorious and amazing things and longs to do them again in our day.
12/08/2008 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose talks about sleep walking through life like zombies and how we were made to find life and dance with joy and help others do the same.
10/10/2008 by Ron Rose
Phil Ware reminds us of an old story describing heaven and hell and how the difference between the two is whether or not people serve each other.
10/06/2008 by Phil Ware
Tom Norvell talks about his son's wedding and how everyone sacrificed to do what the bride and groom wanted and this allowed complete joy to bless everyone.
09/07/2008 by Tom Norvell
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we've got to look past our own failures and low view of our own importance and learn to rejoice because we are each a child of the King.
07/15/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Bill Sherrill talks about Fanny J. Crosby, the great Christian song writer, and her ability to see acutely even though she was blind.
06/29/2008 by Bill Sherrill
Kelly Breece talks about her son, Shane, and his first hit in baseball.
05/22/2008 by Kelly Breece
A handicapped woman experiences the joy of healing through the forgiveness of sins even though her physical impairment remains.
04/09/2008 by Tim Archer
Katha Winther shares the up and downs of her emotional roller coaster in her life recently and reminds us that God is with us in the ever-changing emotions of life.
03/16/2008 by Katha Winther
Phil Ware talks about the real source of authentic joy, the Holy Spirit.
02/25/2008 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware describes a precious moment on his trip to Kampala and the work with Compassion International.
02/14/2008 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us that so much of what the world sees in us is unhappy and dour, but Jesus was involved in life, joy, and friendship to show that it is the direction of our lives and not necessarily the acts themselves that make things holy or unhol
01/29/2008 by Rubel Shelly