I have lots of books. Ask anyone who knows me, I love books, I love to read, I have shelves and shelves full of books. It’s quite hard for me to turn away a book. In fact my brother just called telling me about a friend that was getting rid of several and asking if I […]
7 Apps to Help You Engage Your Faith
In honor of The YouVersion Bible apps new redesign, today I’m going to share with you seven apps I use in my daily devotion time! “There’s an app for that.” has been a fairly common refrain for quite awhile now, to the point that the phenomena is rather old news, but the huge resource that is […]
The Bible: An Introduction
Today is my One-Hundredth Blog Post on The Joyful Truth! I’m kind of amazed. I’ve loved writing these posts. Exploring ideas and questions, sharing struggles and lessons from my life, and talking about God’s Word. I don’t know just how to describe how important this Book is to me. The beauty, the love, the intimacy […]
Finding a Home: A Guide To Finding A Church, And Then Actually Being In A Church.
Churches are full of judgmental hypocrites. They shoot you when you’re wounded, judge you when you’re down, and look down their noses at you. At least, that is the reason so many people give for why they won’t go to church, even if they may believe in Jesus. And you know what? I’m not disagreeing! Because […]
Meeting the Mystery
My main goal for this blog has been to explore the mysteries of God. To show His beauty, to be thrilled over His grace. To encourage others in their life-long journey of knowing Him. But how do you start this journey? I’m quite aware that by the very nature of my blog the majority of […]