Daily Jolt of Joy

A young lady who was a member of a church God started through me recently sent this question:

"Got another one for you...
"I’ve heard over and over that God blesses those who take care of...

“O Lord, now I have heard your report, and I worship you in awe” (Habakkuk 3:2 TLB).

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father...

Those who dance are thought mad by those who hear not the music.

That old adage is certainly true of those who walk to the beat of God’s drum.

When you take your cues from the Holy Spirit,...

“Whoever has ears, let them hear.” Six times in the Gospels and eight times in the book of Revelation, Jesus repeats these six words. It’s the simplest of statements, but the...

Psalm 35:1:
“Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me;
    fight against those who fight against me.”

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When you get a diagnosis that is difficult to...

Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don’t know.

The other half is unlearning what we do know. And it is the failure to unlearn irrational fears and misconceptions that keeps us from...

Will Rogers wryly noted, "God made man in His image and man has returned the favor."

Call it naturalism. Call it anthropomorphism. Call it idolatry. Call it what you will. The result of this...

While teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Tony Campolo once turned an ordinary lecture into an unforgettable lesson for his students. Dr. Campolo is an interesting character. When I met...

No good thing does [God] withhold from those who walk uprightly.
-Psalm 84:11, ESV

During his celebrated career as a composer, George Frideric Handel wrote forty-two operas, twenty-nine oratorios,...

Mirrors come in all sizes and shapes. Sometimes it’s a prophet who helps us see the blind spots in our lives. Sometimes it’s an epiphany that pulls back the veil and reveals the glory...

One decision can change your life in dramatic ways.

One wrong decision can ruin a reputation you’ve worked a lifetime to build.

One wrong choice can end a marriage or end a career.

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Pilate said it when he stood before the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

"What is truth?" retorted Pilate." (John 18:38)

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the...