Joy Blog

Military Appreciation Month

May is Military Appreciation Month As a combat veteran who struggled with PTSD and diagnosed with agent orange-related heart disease,…

5 months ago

Same Savior, Different Sunday

Why the Date of Easter Changes Every Year Every spring, Easter arrives with sunrise services, lilies in the sanctuary, and…

6 months ago

Ministry in Action

What is Ministry? The word ministry is a powerful word. It is defined as service to God and to others,…

7 months ago

Insider: A look into NRB

Behind the Scenes at NRB: The National Religious Broadcasters Convention is one of those insider moments where Christian communications professionals…

7 months ago

Staff Spotlight: Chandler Cruttenden

The Road to Radio Six months before he arrived in Knoxville to begin his internship, Chandler Cruttenden was sliding 500…

7 months ago

Breaking the Cycle

Recidivism.   It’s not a word that comes up in daily conversation, but it should. Recidivism is the chronic tendency…

7 months ago

Always Growing

by Catelyn Luckey with Tonya Stoutt-Brown   If you ask my family what I think about plants, the response would…

8 months ago

Gentiles and Jews, Insiders and Outsiders

Acts 15 is an interesting summary of the AD 50 Jerusalem Council. Gentiles were coming to the saving knowledge of…

8 months ago

The Default Position

When I was a plant manager in the carpet sample industry in Dalton, Georgia many years ago, we had equipment…

10 months ago

A Reminder: The Meaning of the Magi’s Gifts

Christmas is fast approaching and with that the giving and receiving of gifts. Don’t you wish you would have invented…

10 months ago