Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign LORD is [...]
Archive for the ‘joy’ Category
Cool Runnings
Posted in discipleship, Hope, joy, suffering, tagged David and the Philistines, Parkour, The Wire on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Something better than goosebumps
Posted in Bible, Christian life, Christian Man, joy, tagged I've got a brand new pair of roller skates, Melanie Safka, Men's Fraternity, Robert Lewis on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever [...]
Out of the badlands
Posted in Jesus, joy, Purpose, suffering, Work, tagged Badlands, Bruce Springsteen, job satisfaction on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“ But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death [...]
Lessons from the Bucket List
Posted in Christian life, joy, witnessing, tagged generosity, The Bucket List on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones (Proverbs 15:30).” Carter Chambers and Edward Cole are an odd couple. Edward is a billionare businessman, while Carter is a struggling African American mechanic. However, they are linked together because they are engaged in the same fight: a [...]
