Fear and Joy Go Together

If there had been no fear of failure, neither would there be any joy in success.

Living in Reality

Just finished For Whom the Bell Tolls. ... Would that I could get as aroused about experiencing God in life as these modern writers are aroused at just ...

Worship Is a Time to Celebrate

I used to be the chaplain for the Astros and the Oilers when I was in Houston, Texas. After I'd do a chapel, they'd give me tickets. One time ...

Don't Imprison Joy

He who binds to himself a joy

Does the winged life destroy;

But he who kisses the joy as it flies

Lives in eternity's sunrise.

The Deepest Joy

Surely there can be no deeper joy than that of saving souls.

Smiling at the Fever

I am burning with a fever, and have a violent cold; but Christ's presence makes me smile at pain; and the fire of his love burns up all fevers whatsoever. ...

Opening All of the Doors

On June 6, 1981, Doug Whitt and his bride, Sylvia, were escorted to their hotel's fancy bridal suite in the wee hours of the morning. In the suite they ...

The Joy of Marriage

When we look at the Song of Songs, we see the joy we're supposed to find in one another. That's the model we have to go by--not one of drudgery, ...

Pass on the Joy

Are you proving that the Christian life is a joyful, happy thing? Do you look glad that you are a Christian? Does your life radiate joy and enthusiasm? ...

The Different Faces of Love

Joy is love exalting and peace is love at rest.

Patience, love enduring in every trial and test.

Gentleness, love yielding to all that is not sin.

Goodness, ...