Joy is as essential to the Christian life as oxygen is to the body.
Many of us might think of joy in the Christian life as a nicety — perhaps borderline superfluous. We live morally-oriented lives engaging with spiritual disciplines to produce behavioral change, hoping the end result is a peaceful way of life. As we read through Scripture, we highlight the things we should do or ought not do, and attempt transformation as a result, often experiencing some pervasive sense of inadequacy. What we see in Scripture is that joy is not optional in the life of a Christian. — it is an overflow of fruitfulness.
When we think of biblical commands, we frequently think of behaviors: Do this;…
As a young Millennial just a few years removed from seminary, I’ve had my fair share of church interviews under my belt. I recently shared my frustration with my pastor and told her, “I feel like people want someone to…
As a young Millennial just a few years removed from seminary, I’ve had my fair share of church interviews under my belt. I recently shared my frustration with my pastor and told her, “I feel like people want someone to…
The early Christians were disruptors in the first century. Not only did the early Jesus movement upset the status quo among some Jewish people shortly after Pentecost, the movement also agitated Gentiles as the Good News of Jesus went beyond…
As a young Millennial just a few years removed from seminary, I’ve had my fair share of church interviews under my belt. I recently shared my frustration with my pastor and told her, “I feel like people want someone to…
