05 Nov Thankfulness
Thankfulness is a choice we should all try and make each day of our lives but November always brings a special touch of gratitude to our thoughts, minds and hearts. Â So today...
Author: Joy FM
03 Nov My Roots are Showing at This Year’s World Series
I grew up in Chicago. I remember the lake-effect snow. I remember the Magnificent Mile at Christmas. I remember digging our way out of our house and taking the sled to the corner grocery because the cars were buried. I remember when neighborhood parks would flood...
28 Oct I’m Full
[caption id="attachment_11095" align="alignright" width="273"] photo by: Roman Kraft[/caption]I've heard it said that an army marches on its stomach. Â I've also heard that the key to a man's heart is through his stomach...
19 Oct God Is For You
Maybe you are in a place in your life right now that you need an extra dose of encouragement. Â We live in uncertain times with uncertain expectations and facing uncertain outcomes and it can definitely make us feel quite anxious, out of control, and at...
14 Oct Serve First. Lead Second
I have read and written a great deal about a leadership philosophy called "Servant-Leadership" over the past year. Â Since the 1970s, thousands of leaders--serving both churches and non-profits--have chosen to adopt the servant-leader model. Â Joy FM is one of those organizations. Â While there is much...
14 Oct Good Enough
[written by Daniel Britt]I don’t know about you, but I hear the phrase “good enough” two different ways.Think about it: when you’ve worked on something and get it just-so and don’t have time, energy, or patience to continue, you say “Oh well, it’s good enough....
04 Oct Jesus Lovers and Biker Dudes
The movie theater was completely packed with people to see the premiere of “The Passion of the Christ” …except for one open seat located directly beside me. I remember thinking how odd that every single seat in the theater was occupied but this one lonely...
03 Oct Failure is NOT a Label
You may have heard that Thomas Edison found 10,000 ways NOT to make the light bulb. No one gets it right every time, ever. The difference is whether you turn the failed attempt into a personal label called Failure. No one has it all...
03 Oct Ugly Dog?
I was on Facebook the other day and they were talking about the Worlds Ugliest Dog Contest. They were saying you shouldn't have an ugly dog contest, because you should not call animals ugly. I was pretty much agreeing with them, until I clicked on...
30 Sep Are You Really Eating Pumpkin?
[written by Daniel Britt]There’s a post going around, with disgust, that canned pumpkin really isn’t pumpkin, but squash!I’ve been checking out the cans at the supermarket, and I am showing one ingredient listed: pumpkin. So what’s the deal? The story is… the USDA allows some...