"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond ...

“But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” (Luke 2:10) ...

There, written on her hand, was my favorite word, “Joy.” And then, timed perfectly (as has happened before in this year or so of reading the Bible), “joy” jumped off the page in the Book of John. In ...