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Joyology 101 – How to Worship Your Way to Joy with Enthusiasm
Is it possible to worship God and not be joyful? I think not, but we still have to choose worship and choose joy. Psalm 100 is about worship and thanks. The opening verse "Shout for joy" implies enthusiasm, so let's get going. Psalm 100 (NLT) 1 Shout with joy to...
Joyology 101 – This is about Joy, Why am I So Disappointed?
What is joyology? Well, since it’s not a real word, we’ll have to break it up and like any good student does these days, let’s Google it. Ology: A subject of study; a branch of knowledge Joy: A feeling of great pleasure and happiness. The emotion evoked by well-being,...
Joyology 101 – The Study of Joy for the Christian Still Looking for It
I was trying to decide on a topic for Anita Ojeda's 28-Day writing challenge, in February, when I got the idea of studying joy. It came from a billboard advertising a marijuana dispensary. I pass it on my way to work every day. It displays Joyology in big green...
Can we Learn Today from These Important Words of Yesterday?
Today is Marting Luther King Day. The words below are from the famous I Have a Dream speech, re-posted from the Stanford University website - King Papers. We still have much to learn from these important words. I confess to never having read this speech before. But...
Choose a FRESH START Mindset Until it becomes Part of Who Your Are
Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:23 A fresh start every morning! That's what we get to do every morning. This is a wonderful gift. We have the ability to choose to start fresh. It is a mindset to choose new, joy, and...
Ask These Three Questions to Decided on Your Word of The Year
Do you have a word of the year? Choosing a word of the year is something I have only done once, and that was several years ago. It never crossed my mind again until a few weeks ago when word of the year became a thing on Instagram and other blogs. So, I started to...
