JOY! Magazine

memory-making mom

Traditions Are Worth It! “Sometimes life has me overwhelmed.Occasionally I’m tempted to throw in the towel on traditions and skip Christmas for a year or something like that. But that’s when I try to remember the champions, the pioneers paving the memory-making path before me. Sick, sick, sick! A few years ago my sister, Jenny, had the kind of week that would have made me disintegrate into a puddle of self-pity. Her entire family was infected with the stomach bug from you-know- where. Her husband barely recovered before he left the country for a week. It was the Christmas season, so she had just had out-of-town guests, and more were coming soon. (Brave guests.) From exhausted to energised I saw her once from a distance, and don’t…

joy! magazine

EDITOR Erin Georgiou PRODUCTION MANAGER Gillian Fraser GENERAL MANAGER Gawie de Lange DESIGNER Marina Janse van Rensburg SUBSCRIPTIONS Subs@joymag.co.za ADVERTISING Adri@joymag.co.za PRINTERS CTP DISTRIBUTION RNA COVER PHOTO Nihil …

values

• Strive for excellence and integrity in all things • Provide interesting, accurate, and honest reporting at all times • Respect all Christian denominations • Encourage reader participation • Take personal responsibility • Always seek to unite the Body of Christ • Evaliuate everything in the light of the Bible • Provoke readers to fulfil the Biblical mandate to be salt and light in society • Motivate readers to action • Be solution-focused…

bring god’s light into your world

“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”– Matthew 28:19-20 Lately, wherever I go I seem to encounter people who are so unhappy or worried about something. Many are filled with tremendous anxiety and never seem to overcome their problems. It’s as if they are going from one crisis to another. I am not only talking about non-believers, but Christians too. In the case of Christians, I have been troubled by this and…

salvation prayer

Heavenly Father, I come to you in the Name of Jesus. I acknowledge that I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself; I need your forgiveness and salvation. I believe that Jesus died on the Cross, and on the third day He rose to be with You. I confess Jesus as the Lord of my life. I invite Jesus Christ to be my Lord and Saviour and I surrender my life to Him. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace that has saved me from my sins. Please, Lord Jesus, transform my life so that I may bring glory and honour to You alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for the gift of eternal life. …

letters to the editor

The Bible in a Nutshell is amazing! I have just received a ‘Bible in a Nutshell’ book as a gift from my mom. Wow, wow, wow – what a treat. I can’t put it down and have learned so much from it. What a treasure. Thank you for producing such a valuable product. Every Christian should have one. Brenda Thank you Brenda for your support! We are so glad that you love the book. We pray that it helps you grow in your understanding of the Word. For the readers who have not yet got their copy, hurry! We are only on sale in supermarkets until the 8 May – Don’t miss out on this amazing book, which is guaranteed to grow your love for the Old Testament! If…