Joy’s My Middle Name

Joy’s My Middle Name

So why don’t I feel joyful? You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. My middle name is Joy. Mom says she could see the evidence of the joy I was named for early in my life. As a baby I would giggle when a breeze brushed my cheek. As a […]

Hope Deferred

Hope Deferred

Hope deferred makes the heart . . . more hopeful? You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. Can’t you just see the owner of this lollipop? I can imagine the little tyke walking along happily, rolling the sweetness around their tongue and then, oops! The sadness creeps over their face, […]

Hoping for Harmony

Hoping for Harmony

Relational redemption. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link.  We may hope for many things this advent season.  As we meet with family and friends, the potential for relational tensions arise. Perhaps many of us hope for relational healing. Through Christ and His Spirit we are increasingly being released from sin into […]