Tag: joy
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How to pursue intentional worship this Christmas

Christmas often tempts me to do more than I can reasonably accomplish. For the last 3 years, however, God in His sovereignty forced me to slow down and practice simplicity in a season overflowing with good possibilities. One year, God used a demanding job to move me toward simplicity. Two years in a row he used a…
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Sow thankfulness, reap joy

When I penned my first words to quantify how a practice of intentional thankfulness had changed me, I didn’t imagine that they would still ring true over 5 years later. Over 5 years later, thankfulness is still a life-changing practice. God has taken my mustard seed effort at intentional thankfulness and given me a harvest of…