Jeremiah 31:13 Kjv,asv

“…For I will turn their mourning to joy, will comfort them, and make them rejoice rather than sorrow.” Jeremiah 31:13 Today brings one of the harder blogs I’ll write. My goal, how……

It’s been a hard few months for our family. We lost my mother-in-law in December to a long and terrible degenerative disease. Last week, we lost my dad after a short and devastating battle with pancreatic cancer. I would never have chosen for our family to walk through any of this. No one would. O…

Life is renewed and hope is restored where joy and sorrow meet. Strength is found and peace is discovered as joy and sorrow are stirred together.…

If we want our children to seek God as the answer to their deepest longings, we must teach them the foundational truth that He is by nature happy.…

I always look forward to my steaming cup of coffee in the morning … laced with just a wee bit of almond milk. The taste is robust … yet gentle. Invigorating … yet soothing. What is it about me and coffee in the early hours of a dawning day? My coffee tasted especially good this …

An ungrounded, dangerous separation of joy from happiness has infiltrated the Christian community.…

I think the first thing we need to realize is that historically there was no such distinction in the church.…

This interview with Jonathan Petersen, manager of marketing for Bible Gateway, was originally posted on biblegateway.com, Your book Happiness challenges the idea that God wants his followers to be holy but not happy. What do you mean? Holiness doesn’t mean abstaining from pleasure; holiness means recognizing Jesus as the source...…

God's promises in the Bible about comfort. God promises to comfort you, even if He allows difficulties and discipline in your life. God always does what He promises…

God's promises in the Bible about comfort. God promises to comfort you, even if He allows difficulties and discipline in your life. God always does what He promises…