christmas Deck the halls > Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa la la la la, la la la la ’Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la, la la la la Have you decked your halls with boughs of holly yet? That might not be the way we choose
joy Nuggets of joy > Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds… (James 1:2) It is difficult to find joy in trials. Trials are, by definition, difficult and contain struggles and suffering. They don’t tend to contain obvious joy. Which is why these words from the
delight How to make God sing > The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3v17) Do you feel like singing? Whether we feel like singing or not
easter Why are you crying? > Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They
church Let’s go to church > I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem. (Psalm 122:1,2) I wonder what comes to your mind when someone says to you, “Let’s go to church”? Excitement? Resistance?
christmas ’Tis the season > Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa-la-la-la, la-la-la ’Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la, la-la-la Christmas is the season to be jolly. Or so we are told. We see images of people having a jolly time with friends on our TV screens, and pictures of a Father
emptiness Emptiness and fullness > “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence” Psalm 16:11 > “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 The Christian life, in many ways, is about experiencing the
