Daily Jolt of Joy

You cannot make choices for others.

And if your heart has been broken by an abusive parent or a rebellious child or an ex-spouse, that might be what you need to hear.

You are not responsible for...

Wilson grew up on a farm in Jericho, Vermont, and as a young boy, he developed a fascination with snowflakes. Obsession might be a better word for it. Most people go indoors during snowstorms. Not...

Genesis 1:1-2 – “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep,...

As an educator for most of my adult life, I am interested in how people learn. In the early years of the Head Start program, a study was conducted involving sixteen hundred children who were tested...

God grows us up spiritually in a hundred different ways, but the most effective method may be allowing us to endure situations that demand the character we need to cultivate. Could He deliver us...

I live by a little mantra: whatever I don’t turn into praise turns into pride.

According to the Talmud, the Jewish commentary on the Old Testament, “A man embezzles from God...

Moses Montefiore was the first Jewish man to hold high office in the city of London. A friend of the royal family, he was knighted Sir Moses by Queen Victoria in 1837. That same year he was elected...

Once you get the hang of it, blessing others because we are blessed is a ton of fun. But it’s not always easy.

I have been accused of being someone who has a positive attitude to...

You may feel as if you are sitting still right now, but it’s an illusion of miraculous proportions.

Planet Earth is spinning around its axis at a speed of 1,000 miles per hour. Every 24...

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Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons conducted an experiment at Harvard University more than a decade ago that became infamous...

As I sipped my coffee with the Savior, I began to ponder how I could know for certain if He is my source of life?

He responded by saying, “I know that there are many distractions and things...

As I took a sip of hot coffee and allowed the Lord to speak to me through His Word, I sensed Him saying to me:

"Be still today and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10). I am always speaking in My world...