5 Things Christians Should Stop Saying Yeah, Im guilty as charged with a few of these. #2 for sure.  How often do we just say, “Im praying for you” as a blanket statement to let someone know we care, but only in a passing, surface level way? I know I have. Its taken me some time to get passed the

Joy here and yes…that is me at my high school graduation. It was years and years ago, but it was still an amazing day! Remember that feeling that you were suddenly entering the “real” world? Graduation day is really the first day of the rest of your life. I thought I knew it all, but I knew very li

God showed up in some pink earrings today… Joy here and I’ve need to get a blood test for almost 6 years now and I’ve been putting it off! I hate needles. Ok. That’s an understatement. If anyone even speaks of needles I get a little nauseous. I know, I know. I’m a big baby! So I finally decided it

My Personal Prayer Warrior! Have you ever had someone who prayed for you deeply, but what they were praying ABOUT concerned you? Joy here, and my sweet grandma is one of the most faithful prayer warriors that I know! Now that she is a widow she believes God has left her on this earth to pray for h

Christianity is a Crutch for the Weak > I often hear unbelievers make the statement that Christianity is a crutch. It’s a statement intended to insult believers—to imply that only a weak person needs religion. And, in our culture, it’s a statement that hits its mark more often than not because our

Over the weekend I had a chance to meet a WAY-FM listener named Cynthia. She made my weekend. Cynthia is battling cancer right now and the fight she shows in the face of such mounting circumstances is inspiring. Her faith, her hope, her strength she is getting from Jesus and she is NOT letting go o

Ever ask yourself, “Why, knowing I have been made new, been redeemed, been transformed…why do I still pick up the crap from my past?” I have asked that question a lot lately.  For me its always been a comfort thing. “Old Me” just feels more comfortable. When you think about it, it makes sense. The

Heaven is For Real! So many people are getting frustrated with the new spiritual movies that are  hitting theaters, saying that they miss the mark Biblically. I have not seen them all so I can’t speak for them, but I did just see the new movie “Heaven is For Real.” It is based on the true story of

Secular Music in Church Joy here and I have always separated secular and spiritual things in my mind. I’ve never thought there could be something that could be both. My church has been mixing in some secular songs lately and it has started to frustrating me. I voiced this to some close friends and

Can I Be Mad at God? This is the question I have been asking myself a lot lately. Joy here, and the idea of being angry with God is one that I do not know what to do with. Our God is perfect, so what happens when we are angry with Him? So much change has happened in my life over the last year and w

Why is it so hard to take our own advice? Joy here and this hit me last night when I was sharing advice with my younger brother. He is 17 and desperately wants to get his drivers license! He said, “Joy, if I can’t get my license I’ll just die!” He has failed the test twice already! In his mind he w

I just read this great article from Jim Daly on The Christian Post talking about how, as believers we need to get passed the mentality that the only way to serve God completely is to go into the ministry. Serving God isn’t a race where those in full-time ministry get a head start or run faster towa