Category Archives: joy

I spend half my hours each day at school teaching seventh grade boys… a great joy. Last week we looked at Paul’s instruction to “honor God with our bodies.” When I asked how we are to do this, I was … Continue reading →

As we begin a new year it is good to find joy in the goodness of God. I was asked recently to summarize fourteen years of dealing with cancer for a group of doctors and researchers in San Francisco. My … Continue reading →

Since 2002, this is the thirteenth May I’ve shared that a school year has ended and these weekly writings will cease for a couple of months. How does one calculate the faithfulness of God? I believe it is beyond measure, … Continue reading →

“Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” Psalm 33:3 “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 96:1 “Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has … Continue reading →

Twelve men gathered for fellowship and prayer one recent Saturday morning and we sang two or three songs before we prayed. The singing reminded me a bit of the dwarfs singing in The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien loved to put songs … Continue reading →