The appropriate response to being in the presence of Jesus is joy and praise. Both of these things are needed, and both are present whenever Jesus is present and is received with faith. It seems odd ...

Joy invades the most sorrowful spaces. It reminds us that beauty and goodness and life can grow even in the most unpromising soil. Today’s musical pairing is Saint-Saëns’ The Swan performed by Yo-Yo ...

True joy comes from fully inhabiting our experiences, no matter how tough. The Hebrew month of Av starts on Monday, and here I am, surrounded by delivery boxes, packing up our eldest for his first ...

“For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 When my dad died years ago, I felt like grief had ...

To prove the point that one can go home again, Ruthie Foster returned to the small church in Caldwell, Texas, where she began, singing hymns in the choir, in search of inspiration for Joy Comes Back.

I’ve never been one to fuss over home décor, which is why so many of the furnishings in our house are either hand-me-downs or thrift-store purchases. But shortly after we moved into our home, I did ...