A Joyful Noise: The Anguish of Anger

I pity a person I’ve never met. I don’t know his—or her—real name; he or she uses the name...

A Joyful Noise: A Legacy Worth Leaving

As a child, Corrie Ten Boom went with her mother to visit a woman who had just lost her baby, and the...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: Taking God at His Word

My father was a man of his word and a man of God’s Word. If dad made a promise, he kept it....

A Joyful Noise: A Time to Teach

Jose Gavarrete wanted to wince when the young man at the bar stuck a cigarette in the small hole left in his...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: What Do You Need?

If you’ve ever learned a new skill, you’ve no doubt experienced the confusion and mistakes made during the acquisition stage.

A Joyful Noise: Perfect Perspective

On Jan. 6, 2021, Mom started dying. Covid had assaulted her lungs for about 10 days, and finally, pneumonia...

Time for a Devotional Break: In Case of Fire, Break Glass

Most of us have seen those glass-covered, bright red fire warning and supply boxes. We recognize them as necessary for serious emergencies...

A Joyful Noise – 07-08-2023

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

Time For a Devotional Break: “No” Men In a “Yes” Men World

According to multiple definitions online, a “YES” MAN is one who agrees with whatever opinion is held by those around him, especially...

A Joyful Noise: Weeding the Heart

Whenever summer begins, I naturally think about the fall. “Cursed is the ground for your sake … Both thorns...