Tag Archives: Joy

There are two reasons people fail to trust God. First, it can be born out of  hardship when you are faced with a bad situation; you can’t see how it can possibly be good. The second way is when life is going really great; it can be easy to fall ...

There really is pleasure in sin—for a time. It lures us in, making promises it knows it will never keep. It thrives on rationalization and justification. It tells us we will be the one to get by with it.  Sin would not be an issue if it came to us ...

Memorial Day parades are awesome. Watching the parades from the sidelines instead of on television is nice, but nothing beats actually marching in it. Yesterday, I got a chance to do both. I didn’t plan on being in the parade, but I ended up marching down the street anyway. I ...

There are days when I feel completely insignificant. I wonder if anyone cares or even knows I exist. I feel lost, alone, and so very hopeless. Do you ever feel that way? Do you ever just want to pull the covers back over your head and give up? Don’t! Here ...

You don’t have to empty your bank account in order to give to others. And you don’t have to spend hours in a community center or a nursing home to offer your services. I say this because it’s easy to use limited funds and limited time as an excuse for ...