Dec 18, 2025 | Homepage Highlights
Reflecting on Joy in the Midst of Waiting Isaiah paints an unforgettable picture of joy bursting forth in the desert — barren places bloom, the blind regain sight, the lame leap with joy, and silence breaks into songs of praise. This vision isn’t just poetic hope; it...
Dec 17, 2025 | Homepage Highlights
Joy sometimes comes not in the form of happiness, as I believed for so long, but out of hardship. In Isaiah 35, Isaiah writes: “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it...
Dec 16, 2025 | Homepage Highlights
I’ve long had an uneasy relationship with joy. For years, I called myself melancholy— until depression gave that feeling a clinical name. Whatever I called it, joy always seemed to demand energy I didn’t have and enthusiasm I couldn’t muster. Joy...
Dec 15, 2025 | Homepage Highlights
“Angels are making their rounds, oh my what a beautiful sound! Heaven’s glory comes down when angels are making their rounds.” Don’t we all need a word from God? Friends, life can be painful and difficult! Surely, in this life we will...
Dec 12, 2025 | Staff Blog
I have always envisioned life as a movement through seasons, which makes the seasons of Spring and Summer easy, because everything is bright and beautiful, and you can see the change and growth. Fall and Winter however, have always been my two least favorite seasons....
