JOY Magazine

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At least 49 Christians have died in six attacks since 28 April. The city of Kaya alone sheltered 82 pastors and 1145 Christians from 151 households, displaced from various parts of the north. In many cases it is men who have been killed, leaving wido

60 Days of Prayer

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Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. ROMANS 5:3–4 (NIV) IN THE ABOVE verse, Paul shares that trials, suffering and pain help refine your

JOY Magazine

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We are continuing our ‘gatekeeper’ series. Last time we ended by briefly looking at Ezekiel 33. We saw the truth from the Word of Abba Father that the task of a gatekeeper is to sound the truth from the Word, and not to save. Ezekiel continues to say

JOY Magazine

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Mothers’ Day has been celebrated all over the world for centuries. It has been recorded that the sales of Mothers’ Day cards each year outnumber those of Fathers’ Day cards by tens of thousands. Intrinsically nurturing comes from our mothers. A mom p

The Atlantic

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It’s primal, it’s biblical, it’s the moral physics of the universe in action: The have meets the have-not. In the subway, on the street, at the traffic light, along the underpass, anywhere in America. What happens next? You, patently, have. Warmth, c

Mornings with Jesus

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MY HUSBAND AND I LEAD short-term mission teams to Eastern Europe every summer. The teams’ mix of personalities and giftedness always makes us smile. Peggy B. has participated in our evangelistic family camps in Poland nine times. She’d been our daugh

MEGA

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WHAT MAKES YOU SMILE? This is probably the easiest question. It’s Hayden and of course Scarlet. I am also always happy when I see Hunter, Cristalle’s son. I think the secret to a happy life is a grateful heart. WHAT IS THE MOST DEFINING MOMENT OF YO

60 Days of Prayer

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Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. PSALM 37:5 (NIV) SOMETIMES GOD’S HAND is evident, but do you trust the daily guidance of the unseen hand of God in your life? When you feel alone and become filled with doubt, pray. Beli

Mornings with Jesus

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“WALK THIS WAY,” THE BUTLER said. Then he proceeded to limp his way noisily across a foyer. The visitor who followed did the same, mimicking his limp/stomp/limp/stomp, hunched over, listing-to-one-side posture. A classic comedic moment. Most credit t

60 Days of Prayer

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He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. ISAIAH 40:29 (NLT) A FARMER WHO lives just a stretch down the road from me recently painted the word HOPE on his barn and every time I pass by, it lifts my spirits. With the coronavirus pand

JOY Magazine

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Last month we looked at the subject of freedom, comparing Biblical freedom to man-made freedom. This month we go deeper in this series. So, what is the real meaning of freedom? I am not asking for a man-made definition of freedom that confuses the pe

Who Do You Think You Are?

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JANET BOSWORTH got in touch for help with her brick wall: Oswald George Jones Q I can find no trace of my ancestor Oswald George Jones after the 1881 census. He was baptised on 7 March 1858 at Christ Church, Cobridge, and married Sarah Ann Hambleton

Mornings with Jesus

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JUST SAY “NO.” I REMEMBER this phrase plastered as a slogan on posters around my high school. Saying “no” was believed by authority figures to be a talisman that would ward off all manner of teenage vices. Later I built on the power of “no” as I incr

Mornings with Jesus

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I DID A LOT OF praying and research before we moved to Florida. Based on a few key criteria, we focused on a particular area where there seemed to be more jobs and services for my special-needs son. We had some misgivings about the housing costs and

Guideposts

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During the Christmas season, I hang a marquee sign across our carport that lights up the word PEACE. This year when I turned it on, it read ACE. I have another sign next to our fireplace that reads JOY, but the J was out, leaving us with only OY. So

JOY Magazine

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For those given over to a positive temperament, the new year brings a sense of optimism for the year ahead. Conversely, for those among us on the ‘realistic’ side of things, it tends to produce the opposite reaction, as we think of everything that co

Literary Hub

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Hyacinth of Caeserea (Cappadocia, d. c. 120) In prison, the only food he was given was meat that had been consecrated to idols, which he refused to eat, and he starved to death. The jailers saw him comforted by angels. He was twelve. Hyacinth of Port

Mornings with Jesus

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OUR SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, TWO GRANDCHILDREN, and their dog all moved in with us this week. We’re thrilled to have this “close-up” time with them for a year while our son finishes his studies at a local seminary. In our daily interactions, I’ve notice

JOY Magazine

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The Christian Leaders’ Forum was started just over five years ago with founding members Michael Cassidy of African Enterprise and Dr Robin Stephenson. Many conferences and meetings, both physical and virtual, have since been held and many new leaders

60 Days of Prayer

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Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. ISAIAH 43:18–19 (NIV) TODAY IS THE first day of summer. As

60 Days of Prayer

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GOD HAS BLESSED us by creating a world with many things that give us comfort and pleasure. Yet, if we have too much of a good thing, it causes us harm by making us sick or by taking priority over our faith. Practice self-control and remember your pur

Mornings with Jesus

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MY SON ISAAC HAS DOWN syndrome. For the longest time, Isaac didn’t speak much at all and what he did say was largely unintelligible. Since the development of kids with Down syndrome can vary dramatically and they are unpredictable in their level of f

60 Days of Prayer

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Though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. PSALM 37:24 (ESV) HOW DO YOU handle your mistakes? Do you hold them down deep or accept and release them as part of your growth? God weaves your failures into part of you

Saturday Star

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CHRISTIAN imposters are taking advantage of our desperate communities. The spiralling incidents of sexual offences emerging at places of worship around the country have exposed the vulnerability, naivety and desperation of our communities on issues r

MoneyWeek

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blog.acton.org Socialism is what Jesus would have wanted, say those who take Acts 4:31-5 as gospel. There it is recorded that the early church “had all things in common” and distribution was made “according as he had need”. The argument is fallacio

Mornings with Jesus

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THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS bittersweet for me. It is sweet because my mother was born in October. October is bitter because Ray, my godson, died in a one-car accident on the first day of the month. He was twenty-five years old and served our city as a f

Mornings with Jesus

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WHEN I WAS A YOUNG mother, there was always too much to do and too little time in which to do it. Between working, cleaning the house, running errands, cooking, doing the laundry, taking the children to their activities, and shopping, as well as bein

60 Days of Prayer

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The Lord bless you and keep you. NUMBERS 6:24 (NIV) MOST PEOPLE MISS some of God’s most beautiful blessings and gifts simply because they are too busy to notice. Today, slow down. Look around you for tiny treasures that He has sent to brighten your

American Outdoor Guide

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“I don’t belong to the ‘no-God’ or ‘no-use-for-God’ world,” Grover wrote in one of his letters to me. “I try to read the Scriptures every day and say my prayers three times every day, 365 days a year. Anyone who thinks I’d do that year after year if

Mornings with Jesus

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THIS MORNING I WOKE UP to crazy headlines—again. Foreign wars and carnage. Refugees clamoring for safe haven. Political strife. Financial difficulties. Undercurrents of discontentment. I have been feeling as if I should chuck my phone straight out th