David Mathis

The world talks about joy, and yearns for joy, and pursues joy. So, what makes Christian joy any different?

Christian, your joy in God shows the kind of God he is: awesome and glorious, happy and holy, beautiful and delightful beyond measure. So, come, eat, drink, and rejoice.

God is wonderfully, stunningly, sometimes laughably generous. You never will outgive him, but for your joy, he invites you to try.

The Bible may look like a book, but it is far, far more than any other book. It is a living, expansive Library where we hear the very voice of God.

The Christian life may require daily sacrifice, but the engine that drives our self-denial is resilient joy. Like Jesus, we endure for the joy set before us.

How might regular exercise serve not just our bodies but our souls, and so make us more ready to honor God by doing good to others?

The body is the training partner of the soul, both working together to enhance our joy in God. How can we move our bodies to maximize our joy?

Where do we turn when the ground beneath our feet seems to buckle and shift? Psalm 46 offers a vision of God to keep us through any crisis.

God is sovereign. Man is responsible. How do these two plain biblical truths fit together in everyday life?

The life of faith may seem more difficult in a secular age, but Christians have always had a far different vision from the world’s — and a far deeper joy.