Returning to Joy Blog

Tabitha Brown is known for her humor, encouragement, vegan cooking, and signature phrases. One of her beloved affirmations is 'Very...

Life is daunting. It is filled with circumstances that make us afraid—a new job, moving to a new city, navigating a difficult...

Learn 9 unchanging truths about God’s role in healing childhood wounds

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by darkness, not just in the world around you but also within yourself? This was my reality. Every day, I...

No matter what you're navigating—weighty leadership decisions, chronic pain, betrayal, your purpose, poverty, or the familiar foe—loneliness

1. To Find Refuge in God's Unconditional Love. In rhythms of rest, we pave the way for a vital exchange of love. It is a love that...

Is the fatigue in your hope connected to the distance between your last visit to the Cross? Coming back to the Cross is a necessary...

It wasn't the end for me but the beginning. I was right there at the dawn of hope. In His presence, I could heal. His nearness could make...

"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells." Psalm 46:4 Today we welcome in the...

But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white...

On my last day in Washington D.C., I wore a black shirt with white words written across it that said, “Show Up and Weep.” Over the course...

“And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.” Luke 1:45 KJV...

“And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms...” (Ephesians 2:6 NIV) Right now, you are seated with...

Do you find it hard to connect with God when your environment is distracting? You know, those moments when you're trying to hear God's...

We all want to trust God. But trust isn’t built without risk. It’s that motion forward in obedience, before all the details are clear.

Feeling somewhat overwhelmed recently and I asked Jesus, “Would you show me a picture that represents

I recently experienced some fear about the future. Maybe you can relate? I shared this fear with a dear friend and she offered to pray....

I am the woman at your feet Overwhelmed by your compassion It’s so significant to me I am the woman at your feet Breath taken by every...

Dear God, Desperately I want to radiate who you are. To intimately walk in relationship with you. To walk with you into unknown places,...