A Joyful Noise – 07-08-2023

REDEEMING REAL REALITY Once again, rockets glared and bombs bursted in air above the...

A Joyful Noise: A Holy New Year

I sometimes wonder what people discard first: Their Christmas trees or New Year’s resolutions. Arguably, both symbolize the joys...

A Joyful Noise: More Than Merry Christmas

I wish I could remember the day I learned that not everyone celebrated a merry Christmas. I remember Dad...

A Joyful Noise: Someone Significant

Every time a family celebrates a child’s birthday, people give the presents to the wrong person — the child.

Time for a Devotional Break: What’s in Your Hand?

A well-known song from the 1960s extolled the virtue of everyone living their life MY WAY. Despite possible misunderstandings, the singer crooned...

A Joyful Noise: Through the Bloood

Dirk Willems was waiting in prison to die. He had not — would not — deny his crimes, and...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Relevant

If you have ever felt irrelevant, you’re not alone. Inconsequential. Insignificant. Unnecessary. The opposite of what we...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Rebels & Rule Followers

I’m a rule follower. I may talk big and occasionally do some crazy, spontaneous things, but at heart -...

A Joyful Noise: True Love – And Pizza

On the eve of Valentine’s Day — when Americans inexplicably conclude that those tiny candy hearts taste good...

A Joyful Noise: Persecution Still Lives Part 2

At the beginning of each year, the organization Open Doors, which serves persecuted Christians worldwide, releases its...