Advent Week 3: Joy, Pain, Disneyland and Babylon
We are right smack in the middle of week 3 of Advent 2011. From last Sunday to this coming Saturday, we focus on the joy that the coming of Jesus […]
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‘Tis the Season to Remember: God is For Us
I remember being in college listening to a super-spiritual professor tell us all about the church calendar. I could not believe somebody could find it in themselves to become genuinely […]
Rejoice Always? Yeah, Right.
What would you tell somebody you loved if you had one more chance to talk to her? You would probably say that you loved her, right? Or maybe that you […]
Humor, Happiness, Jokes and Joy
…there is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes. -Lewis Have you ever been in a friendly conversation that […]
The Challenge of Joy
Have you ever considered how incredibly easy it is to be serious? Just yesterday the world lost an icon, a man who certainly changed my life, as I write on […]
Jesus, the Happy Man
As many times as I have looked for it, melancholy, self-pity, moping and complaining just do not seem to be a part of Jesus’ game. Sure, he weeps with Mary […]
