60 Days of Prayer

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But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. JOHN 4:14 (NIV) WHEN YOU FEEL depleted and need spiritual refreshment, take a moment and sil

60 Days of Prayer

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Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. COLOSSIANS 3:1-2 (NIV) DR. NORMAN VINCENT PEALE said, “The pers

60 Days of Prayer

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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. EPHESIANS 6:12 (NIV) IF YOU ARE experiencing a s

Mornings with Jesus

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A RECENT PROJECT AT OUR house has tested our mettle as a couple, as I’ve heard is true for most remodeling projects. I now straighten crooked pictures in the dentist’s waiting room and notice if a floor is an inch lower on one side of the room than t

60 Days of Prayer

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Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Chris

JOY Magazine

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Although I am over 10 years old – and not such a sprightly pup anymore – I am still always keen to go outside to get my pee-mails! My Arnie (Aunty Trish) tells me that she is so pleased that I have not lost my enthusiasm. The word “enthusiasm,” Arnie

JOY Magazine

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“We have constant challenges getting our magazines into the stores and being visible on the shelves. Many are so offended by the Gospel, and seem to go out of their way to cover us up. Please support Christian media in South Africa by taking out a

JOY Magazine

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I love cooking. It is one of my absolute favourite things to do. I am Greek, so flavour is an important aspect aspect of the meals that I cook. I always add in extra spices and salt to enhance the deliciousness of of whatever whatever I am cooking. S

Mornings with Jesus

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LIVING IN FLORIDA, WE HAVE many major theme parks nearby. My ten-year-old son is a big fan of big roller coasters. The steeper the drop, the faster the ride, the tighter the curves, the loopier the loops, the more unpredictable the path, the better.

JOY Magazine

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Most of us don’t know our purpose on this earth. In fact, there is something worse than death – it is the tragedy of a life lived without purpose. Nothing is more painful than to be alive, without knowing why you are here and what good you are. Witho

JOY Magazine

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In the book of Ecclesiastes it says that there is a time and a season for everything under the heavens. It is amazing how change in seasons can affect people differently. As children of God, we need to learn to not only go through our seasons, but to

60 Days of Prayer

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For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. HEBREWS 4:12 (ESV) LIVE GOD’S WORD by focus

JOY Magazine

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Do you ever close your eyes and just go and sit (in heavenly places) on Jesus’ lap and feel His loving arms around you? I call it my safe place. When I pray, I try to imagine that I am sitting with the Lord and then just share my heart and requests w

Mornings with Jesus

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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LIED to? I don’t have to know your story to know the answer to that question—we’ve all been deceived at some point in our lives. Whether the lie is big or small, we learn something when someone is dishonest with us. We learn not to

JOY Magazine

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When materialism dominates our thinking, our motive for work is what will make the most money in this life. Yet when the Gospel is applied to our work, it profoundly alters our motivation. In Colossians 3 the apostle Paul presents a totally different

Mornings with Jesus

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SINCE MOVING TO FLORIDA, I’VE relied on my phone’s navigation app more than ever. Yet even with a watchful satellite and Siri’s smooth-toned guidance, I can get really turned around. Throw in a detour or side trip and getting where I’m headed becomes

JOY Magazine

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Mary’s devotion to Jesus had everything to do with what must have been an amazing liberation from seven demons by His hand (Mark 16:9). While we should not allow our imaginations to run wild, this nonetheless was an incredibly freeing experience for

Mornings with Jesus

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MY HUSBAND AND I STOLE away for a weekend at the coast. Along the way, we stopped at a picnic area above the Columbia River. Below was an island, a teardrop of forested land, punctuated with meadows and small structures. I was intrigued. On a whim, w

JOY Magazine

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My Arnie (Aunty Trish) sometimes says some funny things to me. The other day she said, “Midgey, spring is sprung, the grass is riz!” Then she explained that all of a sudden, the days are warmer, the grass is growing, the trees have new green leaves a

60 Days of Prayer

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He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” MARK 4:39 (NIV) SOMEONE SAID THAT doubt is not the opposite of faith, it is in fact a part of every faith journey. When God’s plan is greater than you can grasp and doubt storms

60 Days of Prayer

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Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. PHILIPPIANS 1:6 (NIV) WHEN YOU FEEL overwhelmed by a goal and doubt you can finish a project that God has put in your heart,

JOY Magazine

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This year will always be remembered as the year of coronavirus, and our modus operandi as travelling missionaries has changed drastically. On the day of Pentecost, instead of being in Malawi on a mission, I delivered an online sermon from the banks o

JOY Magazine

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The divide between parents and their children grows more evident every day. Parents feel today’s youth are independent and are doing their own thing. Young people believe that their parents are trying to control them, and they are not free to lead th

JOY Magazine

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Thank you to the publishers of JOY! Magazine – it is really a blessing, full of important information and Bible stories. My favourite section is the Bible Quiz, Word Search, and Crossword. I would like to share my brief testimony: on the 23rd of Dece

60 Days of Prayer

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And we also thank God continually, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. 1 THESSALONIANS 2:13 (NIV

Mornings with Jesus

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I DON’T ALWAYS AGREE WITH the decisions and policies that our government officials enact. I’m not always pleased with the results of our elections. But that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the wonderful privilege of living in the United States. We en

60 Days of Prayer

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And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. LUKE 2:10 (KJV) ON THE EVE of our Savior’s birth, there is one word that captures the day: anticipation. Tomorrow is a day of

Literary Hub

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Say Chicken Little was right, that the sky is falling. What I want to know is, will the moon fall too? Will it bounce softly like swiss cheese, or will it crumble like a stale cookie? Do skies bruise? Do they ache? And is the sky a metaphor for all t

60 Days of Prayer

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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ROMANS 15:13 (NIV) DO YOU BELIEVE God has blessed you abundantly? What do those words mean to you? Your answ

JOY Magazine

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“We have constant challenges getting our magazines into the stores and being visible on the shelves. Many are so offended by the Gospel, and seem to go out of their way to cover us up. Please support Christian media in South Africa by taking out a